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	Austria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		With the short exception of Charles VII Albert of Bavaria, Austrian Habsburgs held the position of German Emperor beginning in 1438 with Albert II of Habsburg until the end of the Holy Roman Empire.
		The Austrian foothills of the Alps and the Carpathians account for around 12 percent of its landmass with the foothills in the East and Austrian area around the periphery of the Pannoni low country amounting to approximately another 12 percent.
		The second greater mountain mass (much lower than the Alps) is situated in the North, the Austrian granite plateau, located in the central mountainous area of the Bohemian Mass accounting for 10 percent of Austria and last the Austrian portion of the Viennese basin for 4 percent.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Austria (2739 words)

	Austrian. Who is Austrian? What is Austrian? Where is Austrian? Definition of Austrian. Meaning of Austrian.
		After being conquered by the Romans, Huns, Lombards, Ostrogoths, Bavarians and Franks, Austria came under the rule of the Babenbergs from the 10th to the 13th century, which were succeeded by the Habsburgs.
		The Austrian parliament consists of two chambers, the Bundesrat (federal council), which consists of 64 representatives of the states, based on population, and the Nationalrat (national council), which has 183 directly elected members.
		About ten percent of the Austrians are of non-Austrian descent, many from surrounding countries, especially from the former East Bloc nations.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Austrian (904 words)

	Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations - New York
		The Austrian Parliament began its deliberations on the question of ratification in the National Assembly on 21 November 2000 and adopted the decision unanimously on 24 November.
		Subsequently the Austrian Federal President, Dr. Thomas Klestil, and the Federal Chancellor Dr. Wolfgang Schüssel signed the Instrument of Ratification, which was deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations on 28 December 2000.
		The Austrian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Dr. Gerhard Pfanzelter, underlined the importance of this event: "The ICC is without doubt one of the most important and successful projects of the United Nations.
	www.un.int /austria/News/jan_11_2001.shtml (342 words)

	Austria
		The Austrian parliament consists of two chambers, the Bundesrat, which consists of 64 representatives of the states, based on population, and the Nationalrat, which has 183 directly-elected members.
		In the elections of November 24, 2002, the ÖVP won a landslide victory (42.3% of the vote), whereas the FPÖ was reduced to a mere 10.1%.
		The Austrian federal states of Carinthia and Styria are home to a significant (indigenous) Slovenian minority with around 18,000 members.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/au/austria.html (1209 words)

	The Greens-Green Alternative - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		While the Austrian Green movement began in 1978 during the successful campaign to prevent the opening of the nuclear power plant in Zwentendorf (which had been favoured by Bruno Kreisky 's government), the Green Party was born in 1984 at the successful sit-in protests that prevented the Danube power plant at Hainburg.
		In the 1986 Austrian parliamentary elections the Green Party started off with 4,82% of votes, and eight Members of Parliament.
		The Green party also entered the parliaments of Austrian states and communal governments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Austrian_Green_Party (312 words)

	Austrian Parliament Passes Lubicon Resolution
		Various forms of the Austrian resolution have been discussed by the Foreign Policy Committee of the Austrian Parliament for some time to the great and growing distress of the Canadian Government which clearly doesn't like international attention to focus on systematic denial of the human and aboriginal rights of Canada's aboriginal people.
		The Austrian Government is asked -- in considering international customs in dealing with befriended countries-- to use its influence with the Canadian authorities, that negotiations between the Lubicon Cree Indians and the Canadian Federal Government may quickly lead to a mutually satisfactory settlement concerning the land claim, the resources and compensation payment.
		The Austrian Parliament yesterday passed a resolution requesting that the Austrian government use its influence with Canadian authorities to help find a solution to the Lubicon land claim dispute with the Canadian government.
	www.nisto.com /cree/Lubicon/1994/19940120.html (1369 words)


		In the summer of 1997, the Austrian parliament passed a law allowing the police to use electronic surveillance and computerized "search by screening." Even though this law was originally adopted in order to fight terrorism and organized crime, it was deemed likely to affect the privacy of hundreds of innocent people.
		On 10 December, the Austrian parliament adopted a law which could slow the procedure by which new religious groups attain legal status, and block new applications for the status of "state-recognized religion." The law also potentially enabled the state to reduce the current number of "state-recognized religions" from 12 to four.
		The majority in the parliament ignored the statements by experts during the hearing that homosexuality is either genetic, or that homosexual tendencies are developed in a pre-pubescent stage and that in puberty no changes in sexual orientation whatsoever can be forced on juveniles.
	www.ihf-hr.org /viewbinary/viewhtml.php?doc_id=4244 (3201 words)

	Austrian Parliament - Lubicon Debate Comments
		First it's notable that the Austrian Parliament debated the Lubicon resolution together with resolutions concerning human rights violations in Iran and South Africa -- and on the same level.
		Liberal Member Motter said that she would have liked to have seen the resolution go further and to have taken the position "that the economic activities of the oil and pulp industry in the traditional territory of the Lubicon Cree should be forbidden as long as no agreement has been reached with these aboriginal people".
		He praised Austrian Parliamentarians who "have tried with toughness and firmness to convince their colleagues to act concerning the destruction of small groups".
	www.nisto.com /cree/lubicon/1994/19940131.html (536 words)

	EIoP: Text 2002-010: Full Text
		The fact that the role of parliament as regards to EU affairs is enshrined in the constitution of all three countries highlights the importance that is attached to these matters, at least at a symbolical level.
		The Austrian parliament created a special e-mail address in order to speed up the submission of EU documents as well as to minimise the bureaucratic burden by not having to scan this substantial number of documents.
		Furthermore, it has to be noted that the participation of the parliament can also be considered as strengthening the Austrian representative in the Council as he or she has the opinion of the parliament to fall back on.
	eiop.or.at /eiop/texte/2002-010.htm (8359 words)

	Austria
		Austrians rejected nuclear power as an energy source in a referendum in 1978; the country actively supports research and development of alternate forms of energy, such as biomass and wind power.
		The Austrian government has in general strongly supported the process of EU enlargement, despite some tensions over bilateral irritants with some of its Central European neighbours.
		Austrian exports to the region have doubled since 1991 to 15% of the Austrian total.
	www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca /canadaeuropa/austria/aboutaus-en.asp (1329 words)

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		As he told an elderly Austrian audience in April 1995, "It is not fair if all the money from the tax coffers goes to Israel." However, when the Parliament voted in June to set up a $50 million compensation fund, Haider voted in its favor.
		In May 1995, the Freedom Party was the only major Austrian political party absent from ceremonies at Mauthausen death camp marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the liberation of the camp.
		In reaction to the use of this expression, members of the Austrian parliament booed and shouted and the session had to be interrupted.
	www.adl.org /backgrounders/joerg_haider.asp (2456 words)

	Austrian Constitution of 4 March 1849
		All Austrian citizens are equal in the eye of the law and are liable to the same legal treatment.
		Every Austrian citizen, in order to be eligible to the Lower House must be 30 years old, and have been acknowledged to have been in the full enjoyment of his municipal and political rights for at least 5 years.
		The Parliament has a right to take part in the making of laws on those affairs which in the Constitution of the empire are described as affairs of the empire.
	www.geocities.com /dagtho/austrianconst18490304.html (4352 words)

	Palacký, František on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		His paraphrase of Voltaire— “If the Austrian Empire did not exist, it would have to be invented” —remains famous.
		After the suppression of the liberal and nationalist uprisings of 1848 in the Austrian Empire, Palacký became disillusioned.
		He withdrew from political activity until 1861, when he became a deputy to the Austrian parliament.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/P/Palacky.asp (241 words)

	Austrian Real Estate - Guide to purchasing real estate in Austria.
		Austrian portion of foothills of the the Alps and the
		Austrian portion of the Viennese basin (3700 km², 4.4%)
		Austrians, by far the country's largest ethnic group, form between 85% and 89% of Austria's population.
	austrianrealestate.com (2536 words)

	Austrian parliament passes strict animal rights law \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		VIENNA, Austria – Austrian lawmakers yesterday approved one of Europe's toughest animal rights laws, a measure that forces farmers to uncage chickens and bars pet owners from clipping their dogs' ears or tails.
		The law, enacted by a unanimous vote in parliament, outlaws the use of lions and other wild animals in circuses and makes it illegal to restrain dogs with chains, choke collars or an "invisible fence" – a device that administers a mild electric shock if an animal strays.
		The Austrian Farm Federation opposed the law, arguing that forcing farmers to raise only "free range" chickens will increase costs.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040528/news_1n28animals.html (282 words)

	Moeller - Company - Austrian Parliament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The history of the Austrian Parliament goes back to the first parliamentary body, the Reichstag.
		Hansen made a further symbolic gesture by using materials from almost all the crown lands of the Austrian monarchy in the construction of the building, which was to stand for the gathering of all the powers of the "kingdoms and countries represented in the Imperial council".
		This is because the prerequisites for the smooth functioning of the National Council and the Federal Council, as the two houses of the Austrian parliament have been known since the republic of Austria was declared, have to be ensured at all times in general and in cases of disaster in particular.
	www.moeller.net /en/company/references/154.jsp (672 words)

	JURIST Austria - Austrian law, legal research, human rights
		The Austrian president convenes and concludes parliamentary sessions and under certain conditions can dissolve Parliament.
		The Federal Assembly (Parliament) is composed of two houses--the National Council (Nationalrat), or lower house, and the Federal Council (Bundesrat), or upper house.
		The Austrian Government generally respected the human rights of its citizens in 2001; however, there were problems in a few areas.
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /world/austria.htm (448 words)

	EUROPA - IDABC - Austrian Parliament postpones adoption of e-governme
		EUROPA - IDABC - Austrian Parliament postpones adoption of e-governme
		The adoption of the new Austrian e-government law, which sets the obligation for public authorities to be capable of full electronic transactional service delivery by 2008, was postponed by the
		Pending legal questions about data security issues, which were denounced by opposition parties, as well as concerns voiced by local authorities regarding the financial impact of the law in terms of extra costs appear to have motivated the committee's decision.
	europa.eu.int /idabc/en/document/2009/331 (214 words)

	eGovernment Resource Centre: Austria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		eAustria - The Austrian View to approach e-Government - Selected Radings on Aspects and Trends of eGovernment in the EU - This report presents the Austrian view as to what facilitates the use and the participation in e-Government.
		Austrian electronic ID card could be made illegal by EU directive on software patents, warns free software group.
		Austrian legislation to be published online-only as of 2004.
	www.egov.vic.gov.au /International/Europe/Austria/austria.htm (1371 words)

	Austrian Parliament Adopts Restitution Legislation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Austrian Government adopted this agreement on 23 January 2001.
		The Exchange of Notes between the Austrian Federal Government and the U.S. Government foreseen in the agreement was carried out the same day.
		A detailed discription of this legislation can be found on the homepage of the Austrian Foreign Ministry at http://www.bmaa.gv.at/oesterreich/restitution/statement.html.en.
	www.austria.org /press/239.html (76 words)

	CNN - Austrian spam ban likely to pass this week - July 14, 1999
		The amendment is on the agenda for discussion by the Austrian Parliament on Thursday, according to information posted on the Web site of the Austrian Parliament.
		One such group, VIBE, which represents Austrian Internet users, was told by the Austrian Chamber of Labor that there are excellent chances that the amendment will pass, according to Ingo Liessegang, head of the user group.
		The Austrian Chamber of Labor is an official body that represents the rights of Austrian employees, and, under Austrian Law, has a say in legislative decisions.
	www.cnn.com /TECH/computing/9907/14/austria.idg (267 words)

	AUSTRIAN POLITICIAN: NO GAS CHAMBERS IN 3rd REICH... PIC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		As he don't sees the Austrian Parliament as a "moral institution" he sees no point to be condemned about his remarks - e.g.
		VIENNA - There were no gas chambers in the Nazi Third Reich, said John Gudenus, a far-right member of the Austrian parliament, on Wednesday.
		Sigfried Kampl had referred to Austrian deserters of WWII Germany's armed forces as "assassins of battle comrades" - which caused the beforementioned "uproar"...
	www.rumormillnews.com /cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=72800 (477 words)

	Austrian Parliament Votes Unanimously To Ban Battery Cages! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In an historic vote on Thursday May 27, all members of the Austrian Parliament voted to ban battery-hen keeping and to put animal protection into the country's constitution.
		Facing down opposition from the Austrian Farm Federation, the Austrian parliament voted that under the new law, no new battery-hen facilities may be built after December 31, 2005.
		As of January 1, 2009, all conventional battery farms must close, and effective January 1, 2020, all "enriched" cages (cages stuffed with dollhouse chicken furniture and chickens) must close.
	www.upc-online.org /battery_hens/52804austria.htm (242 words)

	Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA), 98-02-10
		Under the headline "The Austrian deputies bring Jozefina Topalli in the offices of the Assembly," Koha Jone writes that "The deputy Speaker took part in the meeting with the president of the Austrian parliament, Heinz Fischer, which was held Monday in the office of Gjinushi."
		The discharge of the chairman of the Korce district council, Vladimir Babo, seems to serve as a cause for this.
		Meidani acquainted the Austrian delegation, including representatives of all parties, with Albania's efforts to establish an independent judicial system, draw up a constitution and create a political climate of cooperation and integration between the parties and different political, social organisations.
	www.hri.org /news/balkans/ata/1998/98-02-10.ata.html (4140 words)

	GLOBAL WATCH '+ts+' World population: '+sd+'
		On July 08, 2004, Heinz Fischer is new Austrian president, as scheduled after the April 25 election.
		On June 13, 2004, election to the EU parliament.
		Austrian laws was the extent of the permission to arrest.
	www.ibiblio.org /ais/globwat.htm (2345 words)

	AllRefer.com - Austria - Internal Developments in Austria \| Austrian Information Resource
		The Czech boycott of the Austrian parliament enabled the German Austrian Liberals to dominate the government of Austria until the late 1870s.
		Because no effective majority could be assembled in the polarized parliament, the government increasingly used emergency provisions that allowed the emperor to enact laws when parliament was not in session.
		The political stalemate in parliament was a reflection of socioeconomic changes in the empire that were heightening tensions among social classes and nationalities.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/austria/austria38.html (1260 words)

	Agence France Presse English: Austrian parliament adopts pension reform@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Austrian parliament adopted radical pension reforms despite staunch opposition that had led to the central European country's largest nationwide strike since World War II.
		The reforms, which conservative Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel said were needed to save the pension system at a time when Austria's population is aging, will raise the retirement age and cut benefits by up to 10 percent.
		The measure passed by 95-86, with two lawmakers failing to take part in the vote in the 183-member parliament.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1P1:74548265&refid=ink_tptd_np (170 words)

	Austria: Falun Gong Practitioners Expose the Persecution During Jia Qinglin's Visit to Austria \| Clearharmony - ...
		On the morning of September the 1st 2004, Jia Qinglin visited the Austrian Parliament.
		Outside the Parliament, Falun Gong practitioners unfurled banners exposing the regime of Jiang Zemin and Jia Qinglinâs inhumane persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.
		The Austrian Parliament is situated in Viennaâs inner city ringroad, which is one of the busiest parts of Vienna.
	www.clearharmony.net /articles/200409/21847.html (292 words)

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