Migration statistics Austria International migration balance to and from Austria by citizenship 2000-2007 2000/Total 17 272 (Austrian citizens: -4 315; Foreign citizens:+21587) 2007/Total 32 714 (Austrian citizens: -5 509; Foreign citizens: +38 223); 38 223 foreign citizens migrated from abroad and settled in Austria in 2007, and 20 464 Austrians left the country (it is [...]
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Galina Toktali
About 120,000 people in colorful clothes took part in Vienna’s annual Rainbow Parade on Saturday to call for equal rights for gays, lesbians and transvestites. I must add that to be transvestite does not necessarily mean to be homosexual. Some transvestites are fascinated with women’s clothes only, and want to feel themselves, at least temporarily, [...]
Alfred Gusenbauer, the tenth chancellor in the history of the Second Austrian Republic, will be remembered for his short time in that position. Gusenbauer has been Chancellor for 545 days. With an early general election likely to be held by the end of September, he will have been Chancellor for slightly more than 700 days [...]
Only one snapshot of these smiling Austrian girls handing out Mars chocolates in Mariahilfer Strasse was made by me, and in spite of desire to proceed, my camera stopped clicking because card was over Информация о жизни в Австрии, об обычаях, национальном характере австрийцев, свежие новости о политических и культурных событиях, размышления, заметки, интервью – [...]
Rudolf Hundstorfer, President of Austrian Federation of Trade Unions (OeGB) In October 2003 Rudolf Hundstorfer became vice president of the OeGB (Austrian Federation of Trade Unions). After resignation of Fritz Verzetnisch as president of this organization in March 2006 because of the BAWAG scandal, Hundstorfer took the presidency provisionally. On September, 8th 2005 as a [...]
Governor Franz Voves drinking Styrian wine In politics one holds no promises “The head of Styrian government Voves can not be surpassed in incredibility”, told OeVP family speaker Ridi Steibl commenting SPOe-forcingup of prices in Steiermark. On the 1st of July the electricity prices will be raised by 15 percent. OeVP-family speaker reminded to audience [...]