Category: General Interest

Bargains. Record day: Black Friday is probably the cheapest bargain day of the year. The stores are closed because of the lockdown, though the online stores are stormed by mouse clicks. According to the Klarna study, every second Austrian wants to strike today for bargains. Interesting: Men want to spend 101 euros more than women. 51% want to get a part of the Christmas presents. Upper Austrians are the most willing to spend (334 Euro).Do good. Black Friday is a day on which the domestic economy can be helped with…

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Instead of treating the Covid 19 vaccine as an obligation, this will only be recommended by the federal goverment. The Ministry of Social Affairs has sent a corresponding decree in review this afternoon, comments can be submitted until December 10. This will improve the chances of compensation in the event of vaccination damage. Admittedly, the immunizations approved so far in Austria have proven to be largely safe, as can be seen from the figures given in the explanations of the regulation. According to these figures, only 88 people currently receive…

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The 100-inhabitant community of Fucking in Upper Austria is known worldwide because of its name. Fucking has received so much attention over the years – and caused so many bad jokes and rather unwanted visitors from the residents. New name from 1 January 2021The Tarsdorf municipal council decided on November 17, 2020, the name Fucking will disappear from the place name signs, at the request of the population. “The local council has decided to rename the village Fucking to the place name Fugging with effect from 01 .01.2021.” According to…

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A push by Harald Mahrer, President of the Chamber of Commerce, for open business in the pre-Christmas period caused the waves to surge last week. The business representative got rejections from all sides, even from his own ranks. Even the population cannot get much out of the proposal. In a marketing survey of 500 people, the majority (65 percent) spoke out against opening on the last two Sundays in Advent. Three quarters of those questioned would not even use the opportunity to shop on Sunday. Although more than a third…

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Unlike in some European countries, such as Belgium, France or Italy, there is currently no compulsory vaccination in this country, but recommendations. In order to enable as many people as possible to have access, the free child vaccination program for children under the age of 15 was set up around 20 years ago. It includes the most important childhood diseases, pneumococcus and many more. “For the most part, these are also very well accepted, for example against polio (polio), FSME (tick-borne encephalitis) or tetanus (tetanus). Hardly anyone would think of…

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There were strict security measures at the “Licht ins Dunkel” TV gala. Among the prominent guests were President Van der Bellen, Chancellor Sebastian, Vice Chancellor Kogler and world star Andrea Bocelli. Strict security measures, no audience, but a world star at the “Licht ins Dunkel” TV gala on Wednesday. After everyone had undergone a corona test, the star guests of the evening faced the press. Andreas Gabalier presented his new Christmas album and donated a huge amount. Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli came at the side of his wife Veronica Berti:…

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A recent Gallup Institute survey shows that more than half of the Austrian population, 56 percent, wants to be vaccinated against Covid-19 if the vaccine is safe and effective. About two weeks ago, the percentage of people willing to be vaccinated was still 46 percent. The highest approval is among the over-50s (64 percent), men (65 percent) and people with higher educational qualifications(66 percent). Those who refused a vaccination said 87 percent were afraid of side effects, while 70 percent thought that vaccines only serve the pharmaceutical companies to make…

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Despite lockdowns, the Nikolo does not remain locked out: The government explicitly includes it in the “legal grounds” for the Covid 19 emergency measures ordinance. The Nikolo visit, together with the extension of the initial restrictions for another ten days, will be decided today, Wednesday, in the main committee of the National Council, the Chancellor’s Office announced. Professional purposes, including volunteer work, especially for blue-light organizations, were already considered a legitimate reason to leave the house in the lockdown. Now, according to the Chancellery, it is to be specifically added…

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In the Netherlands and some provinces of Belgium, all New Year’s Eve fireworks will be banned so that hospitals affected by the Corona pandemic do not have to treat people injured by fireworks. Moreover, large fireworks attract people, and this should be avoided during the Corona crisis. Recently, a ban on fireworks and rockets in Upper Austria was discussed. In the federal provinces, this issue is dealt with differently. From the Vorarlberg state government it is said: “We recommend that the municipalities do not approve any major public New Year’s…

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