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22. 02. 12 - 19:00

Vienna plans pension age initiative

The Viennese city coalition plans to crack down on early retirement.

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General News

• Strong support for Schüller
• Gas leak causes chaos on carnival evening
• ÖH attacks minister as tuition fees dispute intensifies

Sports

• Bulls bruised in Vienna
• Zau[:ber:]g this winter-Vienna to the slopes in less than an hour
• Tsonga cruises to Vienna glory

Business

• Wienerberger among the winners again
• Soaring petrol prices hardly affect Austrians' love for cars
• Sberbank focuses on Vienna and Poland

Panorama

• Austria meets France at 3,000 metres
• Bernie Rieder creates new charitable rillette with Hink
• BonbonBall crowns 2012's sweetest belle

Travel

• Zau[:ber:]g this winter-Vienna to the slopes in less than an hour
• Wienfluss extended cycle path into city centre
• Heuriger open for business again

Vienna plans pension age initiative
The Viennese city coalition plans to crack down on early retirement.

Wienerberger among the winners again
Wienerberger AG chiefs are optimistic about the coming months despite various economic uncertainties all over the world.

Strong support for Schüller
A vast majority of Austrians approve a controversial group of Catholic priests’ demands.

Soaring petrol prices hardly affect Austrians' love for cars
Traffic researchers and motorists’ associations are at odds over how to react to rising fuel prices.

Austria meets France at 3,000 metres
The Central Spa Hotel in Sölden, Austria will celebrate the world of wine against its dramatic backdrop of snowy mountains and glaciers, for the 11th year in a row in April.

Gas leak causes chaos on carnival evening
Vienna was in a state of emergency on carnival evening after a gas leak in a refrigeration company. The poisonous, colourless ammonia injured at least 40 people.

Bernie Rieder creates new charitable rillette with Hink
Star chef Bernie Rieder has teamed up with Austrian paté makers Hink to create a charitable rillette. With the support of the organisers of charity ball "Dancer against Cancer", the chef has created a trout, salmon and pumpkin rillettes intended to hit the shelves soon.

Carnival krapfen get the all clear
Viennese carnival "Krapfen" or doughnuts have been given the all clear by Austrian consumer protection. To ensure the upmost quality from the traditional foods, specimens were taken from 42 different producers around the city and tested.

ÖH attacks minister as tuition fees dispute intensifies
The Austrian Students’ Union (ÖH) has accused Science Minister Karlheinz Töchterle of refusing to face the facts.

BonbonBall crowns 2012's sweetest belle
The very sweetest belle of the ball was once again crowned at the BonbonBall in Vienna at the weekend. Medical student Anna Sophie Stöbern from Lower Austria was crowned Miss Bonbon at midnight on Saturday in front of some 4,000 guests.