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Tuesday, 6 January 2009

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Austria country news

The European Commission offered its assistance to Austrian Airlines today (Oct 29) in connection with the ongoing privatisation process. In a statement issued to the... full story

Orascom eyes Telekom

EC approves acquisition of Plus Hungary by Austria’s Spar

Philippine hydro-power plant to go modern with Andritz

EU approves Vienna Insurance/Erste Bank deal

Upper Austria goes solar

Air France-KLM keep mum on the AUA deal

Vodafone partners up with mobilkom austria group

OMV under fire over Iran at its shareholders’ meeting

Luxembourg and Austria block EU tax haven clamp

Political

Voestalpine to close for two weeks over holidays

Upper Austrian steelmaker Voestalpine will close for two weeks over the Christmas and New Years holidays, the first time in years it has closed down... full story

European Council decries corruption in Austria

Greece, Austria discuss regional developments

Austria to issue passports with fingerprints check

Mesic, Sanader discuss closer ties with Austria

Ride the bus or use your mobile phone, but not both

Austrian Chancellor coming to talk on range of issues

Austria Rail under fire over its salary levels

Calls for reintroduction of the monarchy

Online investigation for PCs on the horizon

more political news...

Business

Low-cost carrier SkyEurope in talks with Portuguese investor

Troubled low-cost carrier SkyEurope Airlines said that it was in talks with Portuguese investor Longstock SAPO Limited over a possible equity injection. SkyEurope Chief Financial... full story

Sony to invest 30 mln Euro in Blu-ray in Salzburg

Bargain basement petrol network for Hofer

Erste Bank gobbles up Weinviertel Savings Bank

An early snowfall helps the ski business already

A worried Voestalpine will cut its production levels

Austria Post workers don’t know their fate

Brickmaker Wienerberger will shutter 27 factories

Strabag picks up Kirchner

BCR-VIG 244 mln deal

Economic

Growth drops as exports slump to 15-year low

Austrian growth slowed to 0.1 percent in the third quarter and the outlook for the rest of the year is worsening as the exports which... full story

Austria visit cements energy ties

ECHR orders Austria to compensate Bulgarian deportee

GDP grows unexpectedly in first quarter of 2008

March unemployment rate drops by 11.5%

Tourism to grow this month

Ministers call for rent freeze and lower prices for medications

Drop in consumer confidence slows 2007 growth

Brussels approves Austrian rules on Nabucco pipeline

AT&S Q3 net income up 42% to 11.7 mln Euro

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