The Natascha Kampusch kidnap case might go on retrial as five prosecutors face abuse of office charges.The Innsbruck state prosecution confirmed that it started looking into claims that their Viennese colleagues “permanently neglected investigation developments”.Former Federal High Court (OGH) President Johann Rzeszut made this accusation in a letter to the whips of the five parties […]
Siemens AG boss Peter Löscher will be awarded WU Manager 2010, Viennas University of Economics and Business (WU) has announced.The university said about the Austrian today (Weds): “Löscher has managed to combine successful long-term management operations with a high level of social competency.”The Villach-born businessman, who has headed the German IT company for three years, […]
Wienerberger AG, the worlds biggest producer of bricks, said today (Weds) it suffered losses of more than 13 million Euros in the first nine months of this year.The Vienna-based company announced losses of 13.5 million Euros between January and September 2010 following losses of 198.2 million Euros in the same period of the previous year.Its […]
Vienna is set for a strong increase of tourists from debt-ridden Spain, according to new research.The Vienna Tourism Indicator (VTI), which checks various tourism statistics, shows that the number of people from Spain visiting the Austrian capital will rise dramatically. The southern country currently has the highest unemployment rate among the European Unions (EU) 16 […]
Ball guests expenditures will pour more than 70 million Euros into the Viennese economy this winter, according to research.The citys Economy Chamber (WKW) said today (Mon) ball guests spending on tickets, taxi rides and visits to the hairdresser will help the citys businesses to around 74 million Euros in the upcoming ball season.WKW said it […]
Red Bull Racings profits before taxes were up more than six-fold year on year in 2009, according to British media.The Daily Telegraph reports today (Mon) that the British Formula One (F1) team which is financed by Austrian energy drinks producer Red Bull increased to 4.6 million Euros from 2008 to 2009.The newspaper also […]
Austria has failed to retain its position as the Eurozones jobless rate model pupil, it emerged today (Fri).Figures presented by Eurostat, the European Commissions (EC) statistics agency, show that 4.5 per cent of people living in Austria had no job last month (August 2010: 4.3 per cent). The Netherlands, which took second place in August, […]
Lufthansa boss Wolfgang Mayrhuber has appealed to the Austrian government to remain a reliable partner and pull out from setting up a tax on flight tickets.The Austrian businessman, who will retire as head of the German airline by the end of this year after having been in charge since 2003, said today (Fri) that […]
This month has been the coldest October in more than 35 years, meteorologists have revealed.Experts at Viennas Centre for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) announced today (Fri) the average temperature this month was just 7.8 degrees centigrade. They said this was the lowest figure since 1974.The meteorologists added Tannheim in the province of Tyrol recorded the […]
Turnover of Austrias productive sector improved by more than seven per cent year on year in July, it has been reported.Statistik Austria said today (Fri) the companies in the countrys industrial and construction branch rose by 7.7 per cent to 19.3 billion Euros.The sectors metal production department did best. The sectors monthly turnover soared by […]