Viennese commuters are outraged after the citys public transport agency Wiener Linien said 20 years will pass before all its fleet vehicles have air conditioning.Answer Lang, a spokesman for the company, said today (Weds): “Every new tram or underground is equipped with air conditioning.”Lang claimed it would be an economic mistake to set up old […]
Tag: systems
Road to Liberty through Innovation
Categories
By John Morris in Washignton DCInnovation was the buzz word at this years SAE World Conference at Detroit, 13-15th April 2010 which saw a very strong Austrian presence through main congress sponsors AVL and MAGNA, the Austrian automotive suppliers. US company FORD announced a joint venture with the Styrian company MAGNA to produce the battery […]
Austrian prosecutors will continue to investigate lobbyist Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly, it has emerged.Mensdorff-Pouilly, who owns real estate in Austria and Scotland, has returned to Austria after spending five days in custody in London last month.The husband of former Peoples Party (ÖVP) Health Minister Maria Rauch-Kallat was accused of bribery and facilitation of corruption, but Britains Serious […]
BZÖ calls for tougher immigration laws
Categories
The debate on immigration statistics and soaring unemployment figures is set to intensify as the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) today (Weds) called for a “foreigner check”.BZÖ boss Josef Bucher said Austria should adopt immigration systems as in operation in countries like Canada or Australia.Bucher claimed only people who “fulfil certain criteria” should […]