On Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 7:34 a.m., the chairman of the Vienna People's Party, Gernot Blümel, received a message: Good morning, I have a request: I need a short appointment with Kurz (firstly because of a donation and secondly regarding a problem that we have in Italy! Do you think it will work out … Continue reading Corruption in Austria: The tip of the iceberg
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Austria’s problem in one picture:
Left: Rainer Nowak, Editor in chief "Die Presse" ("right-wing conservative") "Styria"-Publishing House (Catholic Media Society) Center left: Christian Rainer, Editor "profil" ("left-wing liberal") "Kurier" Publishing House (Raiffeisen-Group) Center right: Gernot Blümel, Finance minister of the Republic of Austria, Chairman of Vienna's People's Party ("right-wing conservative") Right: Eva Dichand, Editor "Heute" ("Tabloid"), wife of Christoph Dichand, … Continue reading Austria’s problem in one picture:
Coronavirus: The split
Photo: Kleine Zeitung The Coronavirus pandemic is a tough test for all of us. We are faced with problems that we could not imagine until recently. This radicalizes our thinking and our feelings. And suddenly we find ourselves in completely unfamiliar and inappropriate patterns. In the face of the measures taken against the coronavirus, there … Continue reading Coronavirus: The split
Thomas Bernhard’s 90th birthday
Photo: Barbara Klemm / Brandstätter Verlag Today, February 9, 2021, Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard would have turned 90. Our government presented him the following gifts for his birthday: Economics minister Margarete Schramböck closes the online platform "Kaufhaus Österreich" a few weeks after she had initiated it. The costs for this amount to 1.2 million euros … Continue reading Thomas Bernhard’s 90th birthday
Coronavirus: The fight for Tyrol
Picture: Austrian Broadcast ORF In these days all of Europe is looking at Tyrol. The future of the pandemic is currently being decided in this Austrian state. Tyrol is the region in the world in which the South African variant of the coronavirus has now spread the most. There are currently around 300 infections of … Continue reading Coronavirus: The fight for Tyrol
Coronavirus: The night to February 8th
Just now I received the following message: At the same time, Austrian politicians are negotiating the isolation of Tyrol, where the South African variant of the coronavirus has already begun to spread. The original plan was to end the existing lockdown from tomorrow on. For the last few days there has been a strong case … Continue reading Coronavirus: The night to February 8th
Coronavirus: Coincidence or Conspiracy?
The coronavirus pandemic is hitting us with unimaginable force, worldwide. We are all confronted with our own powerlessness to an extent that initially caused panic fear in us and now drives us into a blind rage. Each of us is affected by this pandemic, and each in his own way: Children no longer go to … Continue reading Coronavirus: Coincidence or Conspiracy?
Journalism in Austria
Journalism serves the public. In Austria, this service is usually dependent on other interests. There are a few exceptions. One of them is the Vienna weekly FALTER. The FALTER under its editor Armin Thurnher creates independent journalism. Some might think that Dietrich Mateschitz' RED BULL MEDIA HOUSE would also pursue such an approach, only from … Continue reading Journalism in Austria
The dictatorship of money
We all are, on our entire planet, prisoners of a dictatorship. We humans are prisoners of the dictatorship of money. As soon as a child is born this child needs money. No other living being on earth is forced to go into debt from the start. Where should a child get this money from? What … Continue reading The dictatorship of money
Coronavirus: the unimaginable
The corona pandemic is confronting us with previously unimaginable problems. We all have to submit to previously unimaginable restrictions. Why? The coronavirus is beyond human imagination. The coronavirus is multiplying exponentially. For us humans this is incomprehensible. We humans reproduce linearly. Therefore our imagination is also linear. All of our solutions are linear. And so … Continue reading Coronavirus: the unimaginable
Vienna Calling 