Trusting time

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Education

The ability to trust is not something that children have automatically at birth but is actually developed in the early years at school according to a new study by psychologists in Graz. Working together with colleagues from the University the Prof Ursula Athenstaedt from the Institute of psychology at the University of Graz together with […]

Kuneva deplores mutual distrust

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Politics

Meglena Kuneva has claimed Bulgarians lack mutual trust. The former European Commissioner for Consumer Protection – who runs for Bulgarian president next month – told Austrian newspaper Die Presse today (Mon) it was “impossible” to discuss the domestic economy’s development because of the various “lobbies” in the federal parliament. Kuneva also criticised the state of […]

Firms urged to ´Take Hay while the sun shines´

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Finance

Austria and Germany are enjoying an economic upturn – bouncing back following the crash in 2008 and recession of 2009.But despite the current positive economic news, companies are being warned of troubled times ahead, and the need to use the current positive situation as a chance to prepare for troubled times ahead.This was the message […]

Docs more trustworthy than police, poll shows

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General News

Austrians put more trust in doctors than policemen, new figures show.A poll by the Gallup Institute reveals that the 1,000 interviewed people gave general practitioners an average 8.1 points on a trust index from zero to 10. Police officers were ranked at 6.72 on the scale in which 10 was the top mark.Banks – which […]

Trust poll shocks quarrelling government

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Politics

The Austrian government has suffered heavily over the level of trust it enjoys, a new poll shows.Research firm Karmasin found that 67 per cent of Austrians have less trust now in the joint administration of Social Democrats (SPÖ) and the conservative People’s Party (ÖVP) than they had one year ago.The agency, which spoke to around […]