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If Germany and France get their wish of developing a European army, Austria wants no part of it. The defense minister’s office said it would opt out, as it would conflict with Vienna’s constitution and neutrality. Defense Minister Mario Kunasek’s office told Kurier newspaper that while Austria has no details on the army proposed by […]
Austria’s move to close mosques and expel “foreign-funded” imams has infuriated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, warning of a war “between cross and crescent” and threatening that Ankara will not sit idle. “These measures taken by the Austrian prime minister are, I fear, leading the world towards a war between the cross and the crescent,” […]
Wörthersee — the premier Volkswagen GTI meetup in the world — starts in just a few days in a small town in Austria. The event has been embraced by both Volkswagen and its fans. We usually end up seeing some pretty sweet concept cars like a Porsche-powered VW Type 2 or the bonkers mid-engine VW […]
Vienna chose not to expel Russian diplomats as a response to the poisoning of double agent Sergei Skripal, saying it wants to keep dialogue with Moscow open. Some European opposition figures say the move will only create problems. Despite more than a dozen European nations expelling Russian diplomats over the Skripal case, not every nation […]
It’s premature to pin the blame in the Skripal poisoning case without first conducting a proper investigation, Austria’s foreign minister has said. The UK has already picked Russia as a boogey man in the incident. Read more Speaking in Brussels on Monday, Karin Kneissl said that she viewed the poisoning of former double-agent Sergei Skripal […]
Alamy St Anton in Austria has 300 miles of sweeping pistes Today it is a pocket dynamo, transforming with the times but in close touch with its traditional Tyrolean roots. Set on the pinnacle-packed Arlberg massif, peaks tower to over 9,000ft and more than 300 miles of sweeping pistes and fierce powder fields are a […]
N/A The Beatles visited Obertauern in 1965 With capes, caps, skinny legs and zany, windmilling arms, they are instantly recognisable as pop icons The Beatles. Sadly, this John, Paul, George and Ringo – being wrought-metal statues perched above the ski resort of Obertauern – are unable to deliver a greatest hits medley. But their surreal […]
Published time: 18 Dec, 2017 10:52 Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Vienna to protest the swearing-in of the new Austrian government. The rally targeted the anti-immigrant Freedom Party of Austria (FPO), which has joined the coalition government. Up to 6,000 people gathered in the Heldenplatz area near the official residences of the Austrian president […]
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No, it’s not Glastonbury, Wembley or the O2. It’s somewhere so far out of their comfort zones it’s very unlikely you’ll know the answer. So to put you out of your misery it is Ischgl. You’re probably none the wiser, unless you are a skier or snowboarder. For Ischgl is a brilliant ski resort in […]
