Salvini wants to close border with Austria Salvinis Lega harshly criticizes the Austrian government: “There is no point in forcing Italians to lockdown for almost three months if we now allow the virus to be imported from other countries.” Italy’s oppositional Lega accuses the government in Rome of undertaking...
Dramatic increase: more than 100 new infections for the first time.107 new infections in 24 hours.After a long time, the number of new infections with the coronavirus in Austria rose to over 100 on Wednesday. According to the Ministry of the Interior, the lion’s share of 107 diseases (as...
Sparkling wine tax reduction on July 1st: 25 million euros tax relief for producers! The Austrian manufacturers had always described the tax as distorting competition. Price increases of one euro per litre led to a market slump. Vienna – The Austrian sparkling wine producers celebrate the abolition of the...
Almost half the people living in an Austrian ski resort that was a major centre of the European coronavirus outbreak now have immunity, according to a new study released on Thursday. Scientists from Innsbruck Medical University found antibodies to the virus in 42.4 per cent of people in Ischgl....
Madman surfs at high tide on the river Ybbs Video of the daring action goes viral. The fire brigade is very very angry! The situation was dramatic: heavy rain on Saturday night and until late in the evening on Sunday caused around 410 firefighting operations in the Lower Austrian...
An Austrian court has sentenced a retired army colonel to three years in prison after convicting him of spying for Russia’s military intelligence service (GRU) for more than 25 years. But the 71-year-old officer, who has not been named and whose trial was held behind closed doors, was released...
Over the weekend, the President of Austria, was caught in a Vienna restaurant, with his wife, after legal hours. The restaurant owner had gone home and left the couple in the restaurant! This has caused some consternation in Austria to say the least. The Federal President is protected from...
Since the beginning of the Corona crisis, there have been many arguments about ski villages and guests. The cause for concern was letting skiers return to their home countries, freely from the Tirol. Was this the intial cause of the virus spread in northern Europe?? This is a current...
The COVID 19 crisis could be changing the property market for ever. The trend at the moment is towards virtual real estate viewing at least at the start of a property search. Due to the social distancing, a property inspection in the usual form was practically impossible in the...
It took a long time, but recently the bathing guidelines for the opening of the Public swimming pools becomes available from May 29th. The Austrians love their outdoor swimming and sun bathing….who would not after a long winter? So the regulation guidelines was greeted with some smiles. There had...