Kurz gave an interview to TASS on Thursday, ahead of his virtual appearance at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday, where he will be speaking alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. According to Kurz, despite the wide range of existing disagreements …
Read More »Austrian Chancellor & German Foreign Minister warn new EU sanctions against Russia won’t work, as both call for dialogue instead
Speaking to Swiss daily newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz spoke out against the idea of new restrictive measures aimed against Moscow. While, according to him, “the sanctions already imposed by the EU were the right thing to do,” it is now “important to focus on dialogue. Peace on …
Read More »Austrian chancellor suspects ‘secret contracts’ signed at ‘vaccine bazaar’ behind unequal jab distribution in EU
“Deliveries are not happening in line with population,” Kurz told a press conference organized at short notice on Friday. He added that the situation would likely be “exacerbated in the coming months” and said the differences between member states could become “even greater.” The chancellor said that delivery data for the …
Read More »Austrian lawmaker tests cola for Covid and claims POSITIVE result returned shows testing is ‘worthless’
Michael Schnedlitz, a member of Austria’s National Council and the general secretary of the right-wing Freedom Party, railed against the government’s screening program and other coronavirus measures while addressing his colleagues in parliament on Thursday. During his speech, Schnedlitz administered a rapid Covid-19 test on a glass of cola, showing …
Read More »Austrian government steps up protection of churches after Vienna attack in run-up to Christmas
The attacker may have also intended to target houses of worship, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said on Thursday. “It cannot be ruled out that the perpetrator also wanted to deliberately seek out victims in churches,” Nehammer told reporters, citing the investigation’s findings. “There will therefore be a reinforced protection of …
Read More »‘A strike against breeding ground for extremism’: Austrian police arrest 30 people with suspected links to Islamist groups
As part of the action, dubbed Operation Ramses, police searched 60 apartments, houses, and businesses early on Monday morning. The raids were carried out in Vienna and the regions of Styria, Carinthia, and Lower Austria. The authorities have arrested 30 people with suspected links to the Islamist groups Hamas and …
Read More »As the woman became a star in the Austrian capital
For 15 years, the resident of Minsk Irina Tsymbal — prima ballerina of the celebrated Vienna state Opera. In an interview with the Agency “Minsk-news” she said as moved to Vienna and conquered the capital of Austria, and also shared details of life in this city. Photo: minsknews.by Prima suitcase …
Read More »Austrian low-cost airline opens new route from Kiev
The flights will be serviced at the airport “Borispol”.Austrian budget airline Laudamotion, a 100% daughter company of Ryanair, from November 6 to launch direct flights between Kiev and German Stuttgart. The flights will be operated four times a week at different times: departure from Kiev on Mondays at 11:25 on …
Read More »An Austrian figured out how to save the people addicted to smartphone
The unexpected decision. Austrian designer Klemens Schillinger has developed substitutes for a smartphone. The project Substitute Phones he came up with five black plastic devices, which form and weight are similar to the familiar to us all smartphones. They built stone beads-beads that mimic the motion of flipping the touch-screen, …
Read More »Merkel commented on getting the far-right party in the Austrian Parliament
The German Chancellor will keep the situation under control. German Chancellor Angela Merkel called it a serious challenge to the other parties a high result of the opposition of the Austrian far-right freedom Party. It is reported that such a statement the Chancellor made during his press conference on Monday. …
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