The Viennese department of the Freedom Party (FPÖ) will get seven million Euros in public subsidies this year following its strong gains in the recent city parliament election.Political scientist Hubert Sickinger said today (Tues) the right-wing partys Vienna branch will have received seven million Euros by the end of 2011. Sickinger stressed this indicates a […]
Organised crime operators worldwide rake in more than 85 billion Euros every year according to a United Nations (UN) report.Yury Fedotov, executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) announced at a conference in Vienna today (Mon) that the vast majority of the money is made on the heroin and cocaine […]
Former German Social Democratic (SPD) Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück has criticised the Austrian Social Democrats (SPÖ) for holding back information on the 2011 budget after two provincial elections took place.The Austrian SPÖ government and the conservative Peoples Party (ÖVP) controversially announced it would wait until December to reveal possible higher or new taxes and cuts. […]
Police and political decision-makers are facing fresh pressure after the former head of the Federal High Court (OGH) claimed Kampusch case investigator Franz Kröll was “driven to suicide”.Johann Rzeszut, former OGH president and part of a special commission to investigate the polices handling of the Kampusch case filed a 46-page report to the justice ministry […]
High housing costs and soaring petrol prices have accelerated the Austrian inflation rate.Statistik Austria announced today (Fri) that inflation in Austria rose by 0.2 per cent to 1.9 per cent in September compared to the same month of last year.The statistics body explained high car maintenance costs and rising fuel prices as well as expensive […]
Hans-Joachim Körber has been appointed new supervisory board chairman of budget airline Air Berlin.Company boss Joachim Hunold announced today (Tues) that the former head of wholesale retailer Metro AG will succeed Johannes Zurnieden by the beginning of next year.Zurnieden, who owns travel company Phoenix, will keep his Air Berlin shares. Hunold stressed Zurnieden will also […]
Kevin Spacey attended an exclusive sneak preview event focusing on the latest creation by an up and coming Japanese designer in London on Sunday.The Hollywood star, who received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in 1995 hit “The Usual Suspects”, came to see the “Stellar” installation by Tokujin Yoshioka which is […]
Spar Austria has signed former “James Bond” star Pierce Brosnan as poster boy of its new product range.The Hollywood star is the face of the companys “Premium” series including a special selection of pasta, chocolates, spices and other foodstuff. Award-winning chef Johanna Maier from Salzburg also does promotion for the products which are available as […]
The sport shop association Sport 2000 is back in the black, it has emerged.The company a cooperation of 272 businessmen running 242 stores said today (Mon) its earnings in the 2009/2010 business year, which ended on 30 April, were 1.006 million Euros.Sport 2000, whose headquarters are in the Upper Austrian town of Ohlsdorf, […]
The number of registered cars is on the rise, new figures show.Federal statistics agency Statistik Austria announced today (Mon) that 35,246 cars were registered last month. The body said this figure meant a 5.3 per cent year on year rise.It added that, with 51,460, there were 1.5 per cent more registrations between January and September […]