Austria Economy
Karlheinz Böhm - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "the actor Karlheinz Böhm - was the son of the great Austrian conductor - Karl Böhm !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "portrayed the composers Schubert - and Beethoven !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and was the Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria - in the hugely popular trio of Sissi films !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Sissi - in 1955 - in which Romy Schneider played - Princess Elizabeth of Austria !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "was followed by "Sissi the young Empress" - and "Sissi the fateful years of an Empress" - in 1957 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "these dramas - part local cultures - part Hollywood-style !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "proved immensely popular - and both actors - became an idol !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in these films the enchanting Romy Schneider - and Karlheinz Böhm !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "opened a door - what could have been possible - in the 19th century !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "if the Habsburg family - would have been - that way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "truthful - best minded - open !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "caring for the land - and the people - and be responsibleful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "( but the real Franz Joseph waited - until the pressure of the people - was high enough ! )"
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- "( and then he made the smallest possible reforms - and concessions ! )"
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- "( he was aware that he would loose something - but it should be as little - as possible ! )"
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- "for Karlheinz Böhm it began a new phase - in English-language films - and more international recognition !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "he appeared as a brooding - and intense Beethoven !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "one risible scene had Beethoven - getting inspiration - for the first notes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "of his 5th Symphony - from the landlord rapping on his door - to ask for the rent !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "in 1968 Böhm started asking questions - and could see - that we all have to take !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "a moral - and ethical stand !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in 1981 Böhm was a celebrity guest - on the television game show - "Wetten dass ?" - Wanna bet ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and bet - that fewer than one - in three people watching !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "would donate at least one mark - to Ethiopia - to support the country !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "as a result - he raised the impressive sum of - 1.2m marks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and went on to establish the charitable organisation - Menschen für Menschen - People for People !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "ten years later in 1991 - Böhm married Almaz Teshome - an Ethiopian archaeologist !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "she served on the board of the charity - becoming later its chair !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Böhm was made an honorary Ethiopian citizen - "because they have recognised - I didn't come as a stranger" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "I tried to find out - what the people are missing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and how they can help - themselves !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "his heart has become deeply Ethiopian - in the deepest sense of the word !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "he does not live - for himself !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "but he lives - for other people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "at the EU-LAC Summit - between EU - Latin America - and Caribbean countries !"
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- "the "Declaration of Vienna" - was the pursuit of EU association agreements - with LAC countries !"
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- "EU trade representatives stressed - the importance of legal guarantees - for investors !"
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- "at the same time - NGOs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "trade unions - and church organizations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "held an - "alternative summit" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "for more just - trade relations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "with no "neo-liberal" - or free trade agendas !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Trade Unions - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06VIENNA3297
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- "delegates from 306 national - trade union organizations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "representing 168 million workers - in 154 countries !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "met in Vienna to found the - "International Trade Union Confederation" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the program resolution - unanimously adopts calls - for more effective !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and democratic governance - of the global economy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the establishment of a working group - on trade and labor standards !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "at the WTO - with full ILO participation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the defense - and support - of trade union rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the eradication of employment discrimination - safer and healthier workplaces !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and a stronger ILO - International Labour Organization !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "unification is important for the trade unions - in the global scale !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "a force for increasing the labor share - of national income !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "promoting respect for international labor standards - strengthening democratic institutions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and making contributions to peace - and social justice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Nabucco - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05VIENNA3490
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- "the Austrian company OMV - in cooperation with four partner companies !"
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- "was moving forward with plans - to construct a US$ 6 billion gas pipeline !"
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- "called Nabucco - from Turkey to an Austrian hub !"
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- "OMV was aware of US sensitivities - surrounding Nabucco !"
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- "US state department energy advisor Steve Hellman - met with senior executives !"
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- "from Austria's company OMV - discussed the status of the Nabucco pipeline !"
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- "Hellman had the idea of including Azerbaijan - as a supplier and equity partner in the pipeline !"
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- "and offered a meeting between OMV - and Aliev - and Azeri Finance Minister !"
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- "Hellman emphasized that the US - would help drive the supply side !"
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- "but laid out the US position - against Iranian gas in the pipeline !"
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- "CEO Ruttenstorfer noted OMV's frustration - with Turkey !"
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- "which wished buying - and reselling - gas coming in to Turkey !"
Nabucco - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06VIENNA3208
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- "US state department energy advisor Steve Hellman - said the US !"
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- "would not facilitate Nabucco - if there was any Iranian gas in the pipeline !"
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- "US state department Bryza - promised to lend US support - on several issues !"
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- "leveraged Turkey - to refrain from locking up - the Shah Deniz II gas !"
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- "pressed Azerbaijan for clarity - as to who would market SD II gas !"
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- "persuaded Iraq - to earmark some of its future gas - to Nabucco !"
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- "OMV CEO Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer - said to the US ambassador !"
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- "we will not - embarrass you !"
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- "and stop - the project Nabucco !"
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- "because there still would have been - some Iranian gas - in the pipeline !"
BAWAG - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06VIENNA976
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- "Austria's fourth largest banking group - BAWAG PSK !"
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- "which had questionable loans - to the bankrupt US futures and commodities brokerage firm - Refco !"
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- "had admitted losses of Euro one billion - stemmed from high risk speculative transactions !"
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- "via offshore places - in the Caribbean - and Liechtenstein !"
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- "the Austrian Airlines group - AUA - was on track for losses !"
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- "major creditors were concerned with AUA's debts - of Euro 1.8 billion !"
Fire Brigade Modriach - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06VIENNA2936
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- "the US embassy had to do a verification - at the freiwillige feuerwehr Modriach - fire brigade in Modriach !"
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- "as an ultimate consignee - of sensitive US-origin technology !"
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- "US embassy asked - if they were aware of the restrictions - on the sale or export - of the camera !"
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- "the secretary Movia replied - that they could not sell - or export the camera at all !"
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- "because they did not consider themselves - to be the owners - only the end-users !"
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Nabucco darf wieder Oper sein - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "das OMV-Projekt einer Gaspipeline - durch die Erdgas aus Aserbaidschan !"
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- "nach Österreich kommen hätte sollen - ist Geschichte !"
- "der ursprüngliche Plan - die Nabucco-Leitung von Aserbaidschan aus zu bauen - wurde gekübelt !"
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- "danach wurde iranisches Gas in Erwägung gezogen - was die US beeinspruchten !"
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- "trotz Lobbyingarbeit - gab es Verzögerung um Verzögerung !"
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- "und die Türkei hätte mehr - als ein Durchgangsland sein wollen !"
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- "Austria has a well-developed - social market economy - and a high standard of living !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "die Wirtschaft Österreichs ist nach den Prinzipien einer - "Sozialen Marktwirtschaft" - geregelt !!!!!!!!!!!!"