Austria

Austria Says Investment Opportunities Favorable

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 13 May 2009 06:54:16 -0500

Austrian investment newsletter encouraging foreign investments in Austria says your business investment in the country is on the safe side.

Father To Pay Daughter A Fortune For Raping

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:37:01 -0500

Do you remember the 73 year-old Josef Fritzl from Austria who kept her own daughter as a sex slave and repeatedly raped her having children from her? Tomorrow his trial begins in Austria and he may have to pay her daughter a fortune. The only way he can do that is by selling his story to the media and giving the media access to the basement where he kept her daughter as sex slave.

Vacationing in Austria? Make The Most Of It

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:52:12 -0600

Austria is not just the homeland of famous classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as it is widely known. It is also a country overflowing with a rich cultural heritage, beautiful natural scenery and an interesting history, which is why it is a great idea to have family holidays in Austria.

Pope Honors Holocaust Victims During Trip to Austria

Dinka — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:37:48 -0500

Pope Benedict XVI has expressed "sadness, repentance and friendship" to the Jewish people at the start of his three-day trip to Austria.

US Rejects Austria's Criticism of Missile Defense Plan

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:58:35 -0500

The State Department Thursday rejected comments by Austria's defense minister that the U.S. missile defense system planned for central Europe is unnecessary and amounts to a Cold War-style provocation. U.S. officials say the system, to be based in Poland and the Czech Republic, is intended to counter a potential missile threat from Iran. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Department.

Eurex to Launch Trading in Austrian Equity Options

Anastvatz — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:50:23 -0500

Trading in the 11 options starts on 10 September

Vienna Airport is Austria's most important job engine

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 13:57:41 -0500

In the past few years Vienna Airport has developed into Austria’s most important job engine. Almost 16,000 persons hold full-time positions in 230 enterprises located directly in Schwechat. Airport Vienna safeguards indirectly another 52,000 jobs (30 percent more than in 1999) in supplier companies.

Rail Cargo Austria - We Move Automobiles

Alla — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 06:07:36 -0500

At the Transport Logistic 2007 RCA-Affiliate Car Rail Logistics Presented a Worldwide Unique Wagon Concept and a New Prototype of Wagon for Enclosed Car Transport

One Year To Go - Euro 2008

Alla — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 04:39:08 -0500

Who Will Make it at Next Years Euro 2008? In-Depth Analysis With WINunited.com This time next year, the UEFA European Football Championship will already be in full swing. From June 7th to 29th, 16 teams will be vying for the title in Austria and Switzerland.

Stolen Stradivari violin returned to its owner in Austria

Dinka — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:20:14 -0500

Austrian authorities returned a Stradivari violin worth at least euro 2 million (US$2.7 million) to its owner Wednesday, more than a week after it was stolen from a safe in the musician's apartment.

Austria waiting decision on new chief of Vienna State Opera

Dinka — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:24:35 -0500

Who will be the next director of the Vienna State Opera, one of the greatest opera houses of the World? The government was to announce the appointment later in the day, and major Austrian dailies pushed aside top international news to make space for the big opera story.

Gazprom Completes First Section of Gas Facility in Austria

Anastvatz — Fri, 25 May 2007 06:37:01 -0500

Russian gas monopoly Gazprom said on Thursday, May 24th, that it had completed the construction of the first section of the Haidach underground gas storage facility in Salzburg, Austria, together with Austria's RAG and Russian-German joint venture WINGAS.