Tag: Austria
World Cup qualification: Austria embarrassed itself with 2: 5 against Israel – sport
Shortly before the game, the Israeli national coach Willibald “Willy” Ruttensteiner, by his own admission, almost thoughtlessly hummed the Austrian national anthem. She is very familiar to the 57-year-old Upper…
Austria: lawns are getting more expensive – cars & mobiles
Anyone who drives to Austria should look even more closely at their speedometer in the future than before: As of September 1, the neighboring country will more than double the…
Cultural summer in Austria: special live moments – culture
The tenor Jonas Kaufmann has probably never been cheered and applauded so frenetically because it failed to hit a high note. “You can see that it is live. It just…
Austrian cabaret duo Maschek with Merkel program – Munich
Some stories are no longer forgotten: those of “our” Pope Benedict, for example, as he is flown from Alitalia to “Australia” instead of “Austria” during a state visit; how he…
Herbal convertible: “The easiest way to create a bed in Vienna” – Panorama
Christoph Schwarz is an Austrian artist and filmmaker. A few months ago, the 40-year-old was given a yellow convertible and had an idea: He and friends planted the Peugeot 306…
Sebastian Kurz: Briefly 99.44 percent – politics
Nobody in the VAZ event center in St. Pölten had the slightest doubt that Sebastian Kurz would be re-elected with excellent results at the 39th national party conference of the…
Austria: Strache sentenced to 15 months probation – politics
The former FPÖ politician was accused of helping a friend who owned a private clinic to amend the law in an advantageous manner. The verdict is not yet legally binding.…
Hiking in Austria: massive for the demanding
In winter, the Arlberg is popular with freeriders and ski tourers. Now a long-distance hiking trail is supposed to make the region better known in summer too. The mountain railways…
Winemaker Dorli Muhr: “Nobody waits for a new wine” – economy
from Silvia Liebrich Dorli Muhr’s dream can be expressed in numbers: it measures exactly eleven hectares and is located on the Spitzerberg, a good 60 kilometers east of Vienna. Strictly…
Salzburg Festival: Urgent announcements before the performances – culture
Of course, announcements can be heard again shortly before the start of the performances in Salzburg. But this year they have a different urgency. This is perhaps also due to…