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Record for hard drugs capture

Wednesday, June 17th 2009

The Austrian Times reports that the Viennese police have so far this year confiscated record amounts of hard drugs. To the end of May the police had confiscated 65.2 kilos of drugs such as cocaine and heroin and arrested 362...

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Vienna tops EU energy price list

Monday, June 8th 2009

Vienna has some of the highest energy prices in the European Union. A recent report released by Austrian energy watchdog Energie Control (E-Control) compared prices in the 15 capitals of all EU member states. Using its household energy price index...

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No cars in Bike City

Monday, May 25th 2009

Vienna City Council has announced plans for a new ‘Bikecity’ housing project, aimed at cyclists, says the Austrian Times. The proposed Bikecity riverside site is on the Danube at Vienna-Brigittenau, 15 minutes by bike from Vienna’s centre. The 50,000 square...

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Vienna airport traffic slumps

Saturday, May 23rd 2009

Vienna International Airport (VIA) has announced a dramatic fall in passenger numbers for the first quarter of 2009. Overall, the number of passengers from January to March fell 14.8 per cent to 3,660,091, with March alone showing a drop of...

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Mercer puts Vienna top

Friday, May 15th 2009

Vienna has the best standard of living in the world, according to the Mercer 2009 Quality of Living Survey, released on 28 April, which analyses 215 cities worldwide. Up from second place in 2008, Vienna knocked Zürich down from its seven-year...

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Vienna commuters pay more

Sunday, May 10th 2009

Vienna’s commuters will now have to pay more for their journeys, reports the Austrian Times. On 29 April public transport agency Wiener Linien, which operates Vienna’s bus, tram and underground network, announced a price rise of 10 cents per ticket...

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Parking by mobile phone.

Saturday, April 18th 2009

The Austrian Times reports that in March over one million parking permits in Vienna were bought via mobile phones for the first time. The service has been available in Vienna since the end of 2003, and seven other Austrian cities...

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Vienna celebrates Haydn Year 2009.

Monday, January 12th 2009

The life and works of Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) are to be celebrated throughout Austria this year to mark the 200th anniversary of the Austrian composer’s death. Events in Vienna include the display of Haydn’s original autograph composition of the Imperial...

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