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 Lower Austria, Austria
Lower Austria is bounded on the north and east by the Czech Republic, on the southeast by the province of Burgenland, on the south by Styria and on the west by Upper Austria.
Further cultural influences resulted from the situation of the province at the intersection of the two great trade routes along the Danube and from the Baltic to Italy.
The subsequent trend towards political centralization in Austria cut across the independence of this as of the other Austrian provinces; and it was not until 1848, with the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in place of the previous absolutist regime, that a modest degree of self-government was restored.
www.planetware.com /austria/lower-austria-a-n-la.htm   (3020 words)

  
 Austria Travel Tips - Overview of Austria
Austria’s other cities are similarly infused with a historical magic, notably Salzburg, the birthplace of Mozart, with stunning Baroque churches set before a backdrop of snow-covered peaks, and Innsbruck, in the center of the Austrian Alps.
But Austria is also a hothouse of striking contemporary architecture, reflecting a modern country at the forefront of engineering, invention and design, and whose modern, efficient social system ensures a high quality of living for most of its residents.
Austria is a landlocked country, bordered by Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Hungary, Slovenia and Italy.
www.southtravels.com /europe/austria/traveltips.html   (2955 words)

  
 INCSR 1996: AUSTRIA
Austria requires bankers and other financial institutions, including insurance companies, to report suspicious financial transactions; however, other sectors such as real estate, automobile sales, and attorneys' services are not required to report suspicious transactions.
Austria signed a mutual legal assistance Treaty with the USG in 1995 which was ratified in November.
Austria is expected to ratify the MLAT in the Spring of 1997.
www.hri.org /docs/USSD-INCSR/96/Europe/Austria.html   (972 words)

  
 awalhrab
Austria did not participate in it.”[20] Simon Wiesenthal, the famous Nazi hunter, has noted that even though Austria made up only a small portion (8.5%) of the German Reich, “80% of Eichmann’s staff were Austrian, and three quarters of the commanders of the extermination camps were also Austrian.
Further, the overwhelming impression of the demonstrations that raged throughout Austria was that it was the will of the people, not some kind of fringe element of the society.
Further, this paper is premised on the interpretation of the international community’s latent fear of the rise of a Germanic far right party because of the lingering shadow of Nazism.
lilt.ilstu.edu /critique/Spring2001Docs/awahlrab.htm   (10931 words)

  
 Austria
Austria welcomes all foreign direct investment that does not have a negative impact on the environment, particularly those investments that create new jobs in high technology, promote capital-intensive industries, are linked with research activities, improve productivity, replace imports, and increase exports.
Austria offers financial and tax incentives within EU parameters to firms undertaking projects in economically depressed areas and underdeveloped districts on Austria’s eastern and southern borders.
Austria is one of a number of EU member states that have yet to implement the EU Directive on Legal Protection of Biotech Inventions.
www.state.gov /e/eb/ifd/2005/41952.htm   (5660 words)

  
 The Investment Climate in Austria -- U.S. Commercial Service Austria
Austria particularly welcomes those investments that create new jobs in high technology, promote capital-intensive industries, and have links to R and D activities, for which special tax incentives are available.
Austria is a party to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and several international property conventions, including the European Patent Convention, the Patent Cooperation Treaty, the Universal Copyright Convention, and the Geneva Treaty on the International Registration of Audiovisual Works.
Austria’s copyright law is in conformity with EU directives on intellectual property rights and grants the author the exclusive rights to publish, distribute, copy, adapt, translate, and broadcast his/her work.
www.buyusa.gov /austria/en/investment_climate_austria.html   (4714 words)

  
 Economic Trends in Austria -- U.S. Commercial Service Austria
Austria is a small, open economy, dependent on foreign trade and closely linked to the economies of other European Union (EU) member states, particularly Germany.
Austria’s 1995 accession to the EU had a positive impact on foreign investment, inflation, and economic growth by providing access to the single market and by fostering liberal policies to promote competition and dismantle protectionism.
The use of mobile phones is particularly widespread in Austria, with 81% of the population using a mobile phone in 2002 (second in Europe after Norway).
www.buyusa.gov /austria/en/austria_economic_trends.html   (1826 words)

  
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After World War II Austria and Czechoslovakia joined two opposing projects of European economic integration, which for a long period of time disconnected the most developed and inter-linked areas of the Habsburg Monarchy before they were to meet again as competitors on the world-market in 1990.
Between 1924 and 1937 Czechoslovak exports to Austria and the other successor states of the Monarchy fell from 40.3% (1924) to 35.1% (1929) and 29.9% (1937). Textiles were particularly affected by this loss in market shares and, as a consequence, hence loosing their dominant position in the Czechoslovak economy.
Austria was confronted with the major task of overcoming this transformation, which, apart from economic also had social, and political implications.
www.iisg.nl /research/austria.doc   (11824 words)

  
 Agenda 21 - Austria
Further conversion concerning organic farming is suggested due to the fact that it is the most environmentally compatible form of agriculture.
Austria has already fully complied with the obligations of the amendments, and national legislation concerning timetables for the reduction of ozone depleting substances is even stricter than in the Copenhagen amendments.
Austria is in the process of ratifying the UN Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa.
www.un.org /esa/agenda21/natlinfo/countr/austria/natur.htm   (10280 words)

  
 Austria Trains
Austria is a parliamentary representative democracy consisting of nine federal states and is one of two European countries that have declared their everlasting neutrality.
Further Austria was comprised of the Sundgau (southern Alsace) and the Breisgau east of the Rhine (including Freiburg im Breisgau after 1386) and included some scattered territories throughout Swabia, the larget being the margravate Burgau in the area of Augsburg and Ulm.
Inner Austria (German ''Innerösterreich'') is a term used from the late 14th to the 16th century referring to Styria, Carinthia, Carniola and assorted smaller Habsburg possessions bordering the area.
www.artistbooking.com /trips/13/austria-trains.html   (1258 words)

  
 Austria - Further Reading - MSN Encarta
History of Austria, focusing on its loss as a great power after the Napoleonic Wars.
A study of the history and culture of Austria.
Surveys Austria's decline as a great power in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars.
encarta.msn.com /readings_761575697/Austria.html   (428 words)

  
 Shofar FTP Archives: imt/nca/nca-01/nca-01-09-aggression-03
According to the convincing opinion of the leader of the NSDAP in Austria, Capt. Leopold, the totalitarian principle of the NSDAP in Austria must be replaced in the beginning by a combination of that part of the Christian-elements which favors the Greater Germany idea and the NSDAP.
A further consequence of this step would be the possibility of the participation of Germany in the Danube pact, which [Page 468] would take the sting out of its acuteness due to the settlement of relations between Germany and Austria.
Germany's desire to consummate the Anschluss with Austria, and its determination to execute that aim in the way and at the time that it did (with threat of military force, quickly, and despite political risks), was due to the importance of Austria in its further plans of aggression.
www.nizkor.org /ftp.cgi/imt/nca/nca-01/nca-01-09-aggression-03   (17495 words)

  
 Austria
The Embassy of Austria is located at 3524 International Court NW, Washington, D.C. 20008, Tel: (202) 895-6711, and the Austrian Consulates General are located in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York.
Austria requires all vehicles using the autobahn to display a highway tax sticker “Autobahn Vignette” on the inside windshield of the vehicle.
The legal limit for blood alcohol content in Austria is.05 percent and penalties for driving under the influence tend to be stricter than in many U.S. states.
travel.state.gov /travel/austria.html   (1991 words)

  
 Further Austria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the reorganization of the Holy Roman Empire, much of further Austria, including the Breisgau, was granted as compensation to the former Duke of Modena, whose heir was Archduke Ferdinand, the uncle of Emperor Francis II.
In the Peace of Pressburg of 1805, Further Austria was entirely dissolved and the formerly Habsburg territories were assigned to Bavaria, Baden and Württemberg.
After that, the ruler of Further Austria was the Archduke ruling Tyrol.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Further_Austria   (309 words)

  
 HANNAK v. AUSTRIA - 70883/01 [2004] ECHR 710 (22 December 2004)
It was necessary to conduct a second round of proceedings in the trial against the applicant’s husband which were closely connected to those of the applicant, and to obtain a new expert opinion.
The delays caused by the transfer of jurisdiction due to the applicant’s statement that she had moved to Vienna and the delays caused by disjunctions of the applicant’s proceedings from those of her husband due to her poor state of health were attributable to the applicant.
They further submitted that the finding of a violation would be sufficient to redress any non-pecuniary damage suffered by the applicant.
www.worldlii.org /eu/cases/ECHR/2004/710.html   (2369 words)

  
 Austria International Travel - TravelPuppy.com
Austria has 3 national airlines, all of which are part of the Austrian Airlines Group: Austrian Airlines (OS), Lauda Air (NG) and Tyrolean Airways (VO).
For further information, contact Brandner at Ufer 50, A-3313 Wallsee (telephone number: (7433) 259 021, fax number: (7433) 259 025, e-mail: schiffahrt@brandner.at; website: www.ms-austria.at).
For further information and reservations contact Eurostar (telephone number: 0870 6000 792 (travel agents) or 08705 186 186 (public) or 1233 617 575 (public outside the UK), website: www.eurostar.com), or Rail Europe (telephone number: 08705 848 848).
travelpuppy.com /austria/getting-there.htm   (1390 words)

  
 First World War.com - Who's Who - Emperor Franz Josef I
Already in decline as a major power, with Franz Josef quickly losing the war with the French soon after his accession in 1848, Austria's influence further declined throughout Franz Josef's reign, for a variety of reasons.
Austria's relationship with Russia was irreparably damaged as a consequence of Austria's withholding of support during the Anglo-Russian Crimean War of 1853-56, a factor in the July Crisis of 1914.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, Germany's rise to dominance following its successful war with Austria in 1866 and its reunification under Bismarck in 1871, rendered Austria the junior of the two Germanic powers.
www.firstworldwar.com /bio/franzjosef.htm   (729 words)

  
 Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Gazprom launches talks with Austria on further gas deliveries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The agreement was reached at a meeting between Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller and Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer, the General Director and Board Chairman of OMV, Austria.
OMV is the first western company that signed a long-term contract for the purchase of natural gas with the Soviet Union in 1968.
Austria plays an important role in Russia's gas deliveries to Italy, France, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, and Croatia.
www.gasandoil.com /goc/company/cne50603.htm   (235 words)

  
 Austria Agrees to Holocaust Reparations
In 2001, Austria created the General Settlement Fund to compensate Holocaust victims who were robbed of businesses, property, bank accounts and insurance policies during the Nazi era, when they country was annexed to Adolf Hitler's Third Reich.
The government of Austria and a number of Austrian companies pledged to pay $210 million to endow the fund once all court cases against Austria relating to the Holocaust were resolved.
According to Eizenstat a three-person claims committee created in 2001 reached decisions on 2,700 cases by mid-December, and is expected to resolve the remaining claims by the spring of 2007.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Holocaust/austriafund.html   (266 words)

  
 Balkans
The western powers (France, Britain, Germany, Austria, etc.), fearful of Russian expansion and the loss of their huge investments in the area, attempted to stabilize the Balkans.
Since Russia and Austria bordered the area, they were constantly intriguing with the new states.
To aggravate Russia further, Austria also came to the aid of Bulgaria which declared its independence from Turkey and further threatened Russian ambitions.
smoter.com /balkans.htm   (500 words)

  
 Urban Legends Reference Pages: Welcome to Austria
Tourists are causing a lot of anxiety — and are costing money — to a tiny village where signs keep disappearing.
"Welcome to Fucking, Austria." Pronounced "fooking," the little hamlet of Fucking is named after the man who founded the village in the 6th century.
He went on to express his hope that further thefts will be avoided through the use of increased concrete
www.snopes.com /photos/signs/austria.asp   (198 words)

  
 Ski the World: Dachstein Tauern Ski Region, Austria - On-the-scene Reports article | The SkiEurope Report 03-04-05
Schladming is one of the 28 resorts of the Ski Amade Alliance near Salzburg, Austria.
By the time we got to Vienna, it was snowing too hard to continue, so in the suburb of Pischelsdorf I pulled into a small place called Gasthof Fede “Zum Schlachthof.” For $72, my wife and I got a huge room with a terrace, two full dinners, and breakfast.
Austria has some of the highest accommodation standards in Europe—even the most modest guesthouse will be impeccably clean and comfortable.
www.ski-europe.com /news/articles/resorts/aus03-04-05.html   (1489 words)

  
 Aggression Against Austria
Consequently Austria undertakes in the absence of the consent of the said Council to abstain from any act which might directly or indirectly or by any means whatever compromise her independence, particularly, and until er admission to membership of the League of Nations, by participation in the affairs of another Power."
Hitler and Frick signed a decree applying to Austria various Reich laws, including the law of 1933 against formation of new parties and the 1933 law for the preservation of unity of party and state (2310-PS).
(3) The Importance of Austria in Further Aggressions.
www.nizkor.org /hweb/imt/nca/nca-01/nca-01-09-aggression-03-18.html   (1045 words)

  
 Telekom Austria moves further into profit: CommsUpdate : TeleGeography Research
Austrian incumbent Telekom Austria has announced an improvement in profitability for the first quarter of 2003, with both the wireline and wireless segments contributing to the rise.
The wireless business was the main contributor to the growth in revenues, with the total number of subscribers from the operator’s three mobile subsidiaries - Mobilkom Austria, VIPnet in Croatia and Slovenia’s Si.mobil - growing by 1% in the first three months of the year to 4.5 million.
The wireline segment saw a significant stabilization during the year, with its share of voice calls reaching 52.8% at the end of the period.
www.telegeography.com /cu/article.php?article_id=1010   (270 words)

  
 Austria says further enlargement a threat to the EU - Turkish Daily News Jun 19, 2006
Austria says further enlargement a threat to the EU - Turkish Daily News Jun 19, 2006
Austria says further enlargement a threat to the EU Monday, June 19, 2006
In an interview published on Sunday, Schuessel suggested that Turkey be offered a special partnership rather than full membership of the EU, which a majority of Austrians oppose.
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /article.php?enewsid=46626   (270 words)

  
 Steven Mead
And so after three days on the road around Upper Austria and concerts in St. Georgen, (near Linz) Bad Ischl the group travelled to the magnificent concert hall which is the town hall (Rathaus) in Vienna.
The first half of the concert was played by the Magistrats Kapelle wind band under the direction of Walter Rescheneder, where Steve was soloist in Philip Sparke's Pantomime, then in the 2nd half Steve conducted and played with the group, to an audience of over 1000.
An evening to remember and one that has hopefully pushed the casue of the euphonium and tuba still further in Austria.
www.euphonium.net /articles/2004Vienna/LowerbrassUpperAustria.html   (370 words)

  
 Telekom Austria Group: Further Improvement of Results in the Second Quarter 2004
Consolidated net income of Telekom Austria rose by 61.7% to EUR 106.4 million, including a non-cash tax expense in the amount EUR 18.8 million as a consequence of the tax reform in Austria which was enacted during 2Q 04.
As a result, the wireline segment of Telekom Austria is entitled to charge for universal services rendered between 1999 and 2004.
Based on that agreement the wireline business will receive for the period 1999 to 2004, including the remaining second half of the current business year, a total amount of EUR 14.9 million, of which the wireless segment is committed to pay an amount of EUR 6.4 million, leaving EUR 8.5 million due from third parties.
www.tmcnet.com /usubmit/2004/aug/1067525.htm   (1423 words)

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