The Viennese government plans to create a charter for better coexistence in the city. Social Democratic (SPÖ) Mayor Michael Häupl said yesterday (Tues) that the Viennese Charter should be formulated by November. He appealed to residents of Vienna to participate in discussing which aspects should be considered by the document. Greens Vice Mayor Maria Vassilakou […]
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Vienna’s economic strength slides
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Vienna is no longer one of the 10 richest regions in Europe. Eurostat, the European Commission’s (EC) statistics and research organisation, announced yesterday (Tues) that Vienna made 11th place in its latest check covering the whole European Union (EU). Eurostat said the Viennese area’s economic power was 161 per cent if 100 per cent was […]
Revival for rightist Hofburg Palace bash
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The Freedom Party (FPÖ) has been given the all-clear to host a ball at Hofburg Palace next year. The right-wing faction headed by Heinz-Christian Strache has been accused of failing to disassociate from right-wing extremists and neo-Nazis for decades. Several FPÖ parliament members (MPs) and high-ranking representatives of the party as well as spearheads of […]
FPÖ ball all-clear angers NGOs
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Refugee charity organisations and anti-fascism groups are infuriated by news that a right-wing movement may host a ball at the presidential office next year. Freedom Party (FPÖ) Vienna whip Johann Gudenus said today (Tues) that managers of Hofburg Palace granted his faction’s application to organise a ball at the venue in 2013. Hofburg Palace is […]
RBS back on top
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Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) and Austria Vienna have caught up with Rapid Vienna at the weekend. RBS beat Rapid 3-1 on Saturday before Austria Vienna – who are coached by ex-Sturm Graz captain Ivica Vastic – celebrated a 2-1 win over FC Admira. All three teams now count 38 points. ÖFB Cup champs SV Ried […]
One life: Live it well @ Holmes Place
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Already broken your new year’s resolution? Well if you have, you are not alone. Statistics show that only 50 per cent of people even manage to keep their resolution past the end of January whereas 25 per cent of people give up after just one week so… if you are still going strong as spring […]
Austrian victories in EBEL semi final
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Austria’s EBEL Hockey League semi final contenders celebrated victories last night (Tues). Carinthian team KAC crushed Zagreb in the first match of the best of seven series. The championship record holders won the clash 4-0 away from home. Several players engaged in a fistfight in the second quarter of the match. Black Wings Linz – […]
Coffee on wheels comes to Vienna
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The first coffee maker on wheels has arrived in Vienna. Budding barista Felix Veres has been driving his cafe converted Piaggio Ape around the capital since the start of January, seving coffee on the move. Whist mobile cafes have been a feature of city’s such as Hamburg and Amsterdam for some time now, they have […]
The latest investigations surrounding the “rhino horn mafia”, thought to be responsible for robberies in Austria and Germany has revealed that they may also have committed murder. According to German police the runaway trio are being investigated in relation to a murdered woman who may have witnessed their crime in Offenburg, Germany. The thieves, who […]
The Pie Factory
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By Rebecca Musgrave Bibiana Binstorfer and Caroline Aitken have taken on a truly noble challenge: Introducing the humble pie to Austria. And by both the sounds and the looks of it, on your average Tuesday afternoon, they are succeeding. Almost everywhere in the world that the British have been to, they appear to have left […]