By Rebecca Musgrave Squatters have remained in a private building on Lindengasse, Vienna, despite the threat of eviction from real estate owners BUWOG. The group of activists, who have now been in the building for almost three weeks, were told that they had to be out by Wednesday at 6pm. Despite this “final deadline” they […]
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Socialists & Democrats Group in the European Parliament (EP) leader Martin Schulz has defended the decision of the EP and the European Commission (EC) to examine Hungarys controversial new media law.Critics have claimed the check might take longer than the countrys six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) which started on 1 […]
Social Democratic (SPÖ) Vienna Mayor Michael Häupl revealed he could imagine Turkish schools in Austria.Speaking at a joint press conference with Kadri Ecvet Tezcan, Turkeys ambassador in Austria, Häupl said today (Fri) he thought it was “possible” that there would be Turkish schools in the Austrian capital one day.The mayor also stressed however how important […]
Austrian banks benefited from their investments in Central and Eastern Europe last year, it was claimed today (Thurs).Andreas Ittner, director of the Austrian National Bank (OeNB), said that OeNBs estimate was that the countrys banks had earned 0.9 per cent more year on year in 2009 due to CEE engagements.Ittner said that OeNBs studies had […]
The Innsbruck public prosecutors office announced yesterday (Tues) that it had ended its investigation of three scientists who had participated in a controversial experiment with pigs.An investigation into three scientists accused of carrying out controversial experiments on pigs has ended with a no guilty verdict.The Innsbruck public prosecutors office announced Tuesday it had ended its […]