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 Austria - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Austria is a parliamentary representative democracy consisting of nine federal states and is one of two European countries that have declared their everlasting neutrality, the other being Switzerland.
The territory of Austria, by then the Celtic kingdom of Noricum, which was a long time ally of Rome, (cattle and early steel) and rather occupied than conquered by the Romans during the reign of Augustus and made the province Noricum in 16 BC.
Austria has been a federal, parliamentary democracy republic since the Federal Constitution of 1920, which was again reintroduced in 1945 to the nine states of the Federal Republic.
www.startsurfing.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/a/u/s/Austria.html   (3027 words)

  
 Austria Regional Country Austria
Austria (German Österreich), republic in central Europe, bounded on the north by the Czech Republic; on the northeast by Slovakia; on the east by Hungary; on the south by Slovenia, Italy, and Switzerland; and on the west by Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and Germany.
Austria is predominantly a mountainous country, with an average elevation of about 910 m (about 3000 ft).
Austria is a democratic, federal republic governed according to the constitution of 1920, as amended in 1929 and subsequently modified.
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 Austria :: Gowealthy.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Austria is closely tied to other EU economies, especially Germany's with its well-developed market economy and high standard of living.
Membership in the EU has drawn a huge amount of foreign investments; investors are attracted by Austria's access to the single European market and proximity to the new EU economies.
Austria is a culturally rich country, the cultural season in
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 The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Austria
The Mauthausen camp was the central camp (referred to as the “mother camp” by the SS guards) for all of Austria.
Today Austria has approximately 7,400 Jews of whom about 800 lived in Vienna before 1938, 1,500 are Soviet immigrants, and the rest are from other Eastern European countries.
In November 1993, the Jewish Museum of the city of Vienna was opened in the historic Palais Eskeles in the heart of the city of Vienna.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vjw/Austria.html   (1403 words)

  
 Austria travel guide - Wikitravel
Austria (German: Österreich) is a land-locked alpine country in Central Europe bordering with Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west, Germany and Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east and Slovenia and Italy to the south.
Austria is a member of the European Union and the Eurozone.
Austria has many great universities, the majority of which are located in Vienna, Graz, and Innsbruck.
wikitravel.org /en/Austria   (6238 words)

  
 Austria
Austria is a small country in central Europe famous for its beautiful mountain scenery.
Most of the people of Austria live in cities and towns; one fifth live in Vienna, it's capital.
The use of an eagle in the coat of arms is to symbolize that Austria dates from the 1100's.
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 Comprehensive information and links about Austria
Austria is a landlocked country in central Europe.
During the 14th and 15th century Austria continued to expand its territory until it reached the position of a European imperial power at the end of the 15th century until the end of the Habsburg monarchy in 1918.
Austria's capital Vienna is one of Europe's major cities with a population exceeding 1.6 million (2 million with suburbs) and constitutes a, other cities do not exceed 1 million inhabitants, in fact the second largest city Graz is home of 305,000 people (followed by Linz with 180,000, Salzburg with 145,000 and Innsbruck with 134.803 (2005)).
www.quicknation.com /Austria.htm   (2821 words)

  
 AustriaTravel.ws - About Austria (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Austria is a popular travel destination for guests from all over the world who appreciate its beautiful landscapes, rich culture, delicious local cuisine, hospitality and safety.
Austria is located in a temperate climatic zone with a Central European climate influenced by the Atlantic climate.
Austria's nature parks, that stretch across 3 percent of the country, document the diversity of the landscape with its in part unique natural landscapes, such as the rain and virgin forests.
www.austriatravel.ws.cob-web.org:8888 /aboutaustria.html   (982 words)

  
 Kudos to Austria
Austria's Parliament gave overwhelming approval to legislation that would make the nation one of the world's toughest protectors of animal rights.
In March, Hungary's parliament banned cockfighting and the breeding or sale of animals for fighting, and it made animal torture - previously a misdemeanor - a felony punishable by up to two years in prison.
Aimed primarily at poultry and other livestock, Austria's new law also outlaws the use of lions and other wild animals in circuses and makes it illegal to restrain dogs with chains, choke collars or "invisible fences" that administer mild electric shocks to confine animals.
www.animalliberationfront.com /News/Apr-May05/Kudos_to_Austria.html   (802 words)

  
 EU funding journalists to cover Parliament - Europe - International Herald Tribune
Hans Peter Martin, an independent member of Parliament from Austria and a former journalist for the German magazine Der Spiegel, said the Parliament's funding of journalists showed that representatives of EU institutions had not understood the principles of free press and democracy.
The Parliament, which spends €200 million a year shuttling between Brussels and Strasbourg, agreed last June to reform part of its generous system of members' allowances, including perks that allow members to be reimbursed for the most expensive economy-class air tickets even if they fly a budget airline.
The Parliament's efforts to raise its profile come as the EU is suffering an existential crisis caused by the rejection of an EU constitution by France and the Netherlands.
www.iht.com /articles/2006/04/04/news/eu.php   (1169 words)

  
 Parliament of Austria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the Parliament of Austria (Ă–sterreichisches Parlament) is vested the legislative power of the Republic of Austria.
The National Council is the dominant (albeit 'lower') house in the Austrian Parliament, and consequently the terms Parliament and National Council are commonly used synonymously.
The Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung) is a body of mostly ceremonial function, consisting of the members of both houses of parliament.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Parliament_of_Austria   (345 words)

  
 EU sanctions start immediately Freedom Party joins cabinet
The measures against Austria are to kick in automatically today once the government with its Freedom Party ministers is sworn in, said Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency.
The European Parliament cautioned Austria's very participation in the EU could be suspended if the new government fails to respect democracy and human rights.
If Austria fails to uphold the Union's founding principles, the parliament urged the other 14 EU nations to "suspend that state's rights" under the Union's founding treaty -- a move that would effectively exclude Austria from participating in EU decision-making.
www.recordonline.com /archive/2000/02/04/austria0.htm   (573 words)

  
 Parliament — Infoplease.com
Parliament consists, technically, of the monarch, the House of Commons, and the House of Lords, but the word in common usage refers to the members of the two houses or, more specifically to Commons alone.
A power to be reckoned with: the European Parliament is gaining significance as the European Union looks toward the future.
Weak institutions and democracy: the case of the Yemeni parliament, 1993-97.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/history/A0837681.html   (273 words)

  
 Parliament of the World's Religions
The Council for a Parliament of the World's Religion's Executive Director Dirk Ficca said that one fundamental difference between this gathering and others discussing the same subjects was that, "when people of faith commit to address religious violence and other pressing issues facing the global community they follow through.
The Parliament's priorities over the next five years are to assist the world's religions in meeting their commitments.
Ficca continued: "The Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions has also developed a process to monitor and support the implementation of the Barcelona Parliament commitments, including best-practice manuals and a web-based communications network in order to support and assess the impact on the world's pressing problems.
www.cpwr.org /2004Parliament/index.htm   (1256 words)

  
 Austria - Federal Republic of Austria - Country Profile - Österreich - Austria visitors guide
Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies, Austria's 1955 State Treaty declared the country "permanently neutral" as a condition of Soviet military withdrawal.
A prosperous country, Austria joined the European Union in 1995 and the euro monetary system in 1999.
Austria presented by the Austrian Cultural Institute (ACI) New York.
www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/austria.htm   (791 words)

  
 Frankfurt Parliament: 1848
The Frankfurt Parliament was born to draft a constitution for all of Germany.
Ignoring the Parliament's concern for the two provinces, Prussia ended the war with Denmark in August 1848.
There were sections of northern Austria, near the German border that spoke German, and the people proclaimed themselves to be German.
www.thenagain.info /WebChron/WestEurope/FrankfurtParl.htm   (632 words)

  
 Vienna Students’ Parliament stands in solidarity with the demonstrations in France
People in Austria, particularly the youth, are confronted with similar problems as in France.
Cutbacks to social programmes, education, and unemployment are not foreign words in Austria.
After the session a delegation of about 20 participants of the Student Parliament went to the French embassy to hold a short rally.
www.marxist.com /vienna-students-parliament-france050406.htm   (295 words)

  
 BBC News | UK POLITICS | MEPs threaten sanctions against Austria
A vote in the Strasbourg Parliament backed by 406 to 53 the threat of political and diplomatic sanctions against Vienna in protest at the "insulting, xenophobic and racist" statements issued by party leader Joerg Haider "over many years".
There were 60 abstentions at the end of a two-day debate which said EU governments had to be prepared to invoke EU treaty rules withdrawing voting and other rights from Austria if the coalition goes ahead.
The UK government has yet to respond to the proposed coalition but Donald Anderson, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said he believed the Foreign Office's response would be similar to that of the other European governments.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/629421.stm   (640 words)

  
 WORLD PARLIAMENT - History Brief
Call issued for Provisional World Parliament to convene 1982 under terms of Article 19 of Earth Constitution.
Call to the Fourth Session of the Provisional World Parliament at Innsbruck, Austria, from June 26th to July 5th.
Call to the Fifth Session of the Provisional World Parliament on the Island of Malta, November 22nd to 27th.
www.worldparliamentgov.net /history.html   (670 words)

  
 The Levante Parliament, Vienna, Austria - a member of design hotels - www.designhotels.com/levante
Situated in central Vienna behind Austria’s Parliament building, the hotel’s 74 guestrooms and suites are complemented by a gallery and photographic installation, as well as extensive structural glasswork by Ioan Nemtoi.
Conceptually based around the four elements, the hotel is given an airy feeling by its 400 m2 central courtyard.
The Hotel is situated in central location behind the Parliament and City Hall, only a few minutes from the St. Stephens Cathedral and 20 minutes from the Airport.
www.designhotels.com /levante   (219 words)

  
 The Levante Parliament in Vienna, Austria
Hotel-Rates.com >> Austria >> Vienna >> The Levante Parliament
The Levant Parliament is design hotel housed in a Modernist building dating from 1911, its renovated interior decorated with contemporary works of art.
Centrally located, the hotel is within 200 metres of the Parliament and City Hall.
www.hotel-rates.com /austria/vienna/the-levante-parliament.html   (679 words)

  
 JURIST - Austria
Austria denounced as 'paradise for Nazi war criminals'
[JURIST] Austria Thursday mailed notifications to the first survivors of the Holocaust [JURIST news archive] eligible for payments in its 2001 General Settlement Fund [text; backgrounder] which compensates victims robbed of businesses, property, bank....
Austria joins investigations of covert CIA prisoner flights
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 ITworld.com - Austria bans spam
As expected, Austria's Parliament has voted to outlaw unsolicited "junk" e-mail, known as spam.
In a unanimous vote, the Parliament yesterday agreed to amend the country's telecommunication laws with a provision that makes it illegal to send unsolicited junk e-mail without the specific consent of users.
Austria, Germany and the Netherlands have taken Europe's toughest stances against spam, according to Joe McNamee, spokesman for EuroISPA, an association of Internet service providers from 10 European countries.
www.itworld.com /Man/2681/CWSTO28444   (595 words)

  
 Supplementary budget clears Parliament Turkey/Austria gas link study seen finished end 04 China to raise tariffs on ...
The supplementary budget for the last quarter of 2003 cleared Parliament late on Thursday.
The link, known as Napucco, is backed by a group of five companies including Austria's OMV and Turkish state energy firm Botas.
The pipeline would bring new sources of gas to Austria which relies heavily on imports from Russia's Gazprom.
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=34373   (3484 words)

  
 International,States:Austria,USA,
....a denial of being a member of the Parliament of the Council of Europe,
....a denial of being a member of the Parliament of the Eurepean Union,
.....a denial of being a member of the Parliament of Austria&the EU
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 The Dual Monarchy - History - Austria - Europe
The Dual Monarchy - History - Austria - Europe
home :: Europe :: Austria :: History :: The Dual Monarchy
After the war, in 1867, Emperor Francis Joseph was forced to come to a compromise (German Ausgleich) with the Hungarian nation, represented by the nobility.
www.countriesquest.com /europe/austria/history/the_dual_monarchy.htm   (362 words)

  
 Austria
Austria law resource page with links to the Austria constitution, Austria government, Austria law firms, Austria law, Austria banking law, Austria national library, Austria bar association, Austria court, Austria law schools, Austria study abroad program, and Austria legislature.
"The Legal Information System of the Republic of Austria (RIS) is a computer-assisted information system on Austrian law, which is coordinated and operated by the Austrian Federal Chancellery."
From the Center for the Study of Central Banks.
www.washlaw.edu /forint/europe/austria.html   (171 words)

  
 AUSTRIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
currently operated by this country's Parliament or by third parties on its behalf:
Please inform webmaster@mail.ipu.org if the above information appears to be incorrect.
Consult the PARLINE database for information about the Parliament of AUSTRIA
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