“Come every day!” With these words, the artistic director Julian Rachlin invited to a truly dense program at the prelude to the HERBSTGOLD Festival in Esterházy Castle in Eisenstadt: From September 15th to 25th, world stars such as Sir András Schiff and Juan Diego will meet Flórez or John Malkovich to the Chamber Orchestra of … Read more
After about two years, the mask requirement is also coming to an end in the food trade. The suspension of the mask requirement brings relief and fairness for all companies, says WKNÖ President Wolfgang Ecker. The mask requirement in the food trade was recently disproportionate. “I am pleased that the corona pandemic is giving our … Read more
Around 600 young people from Lower Austria (including around 100 young adults as a control group) took part in the Lower Austrian youth survey. The results paint a consistently positive picture. 90 percent of all young people surveyed have a very or rather positive view of their personal future. Among 20 to 23 year olds … Read more
Family and Education Provincial Councilor Christiane Teschl-Hofmeister (ÖVP) and Lower Austria Chamber of Commerce President Wolfgang Ecker presented the new holiday care program of Lower Austria Family Land and WKNÖ today, Monday. The holiday care offer lasts a total of four weeks. “It’s about four weeks in which we relieve the parents of worrying about … Read more
Health Minister Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig (SPÖ) is anything but happy with the new quarantine rules that Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) announced yesterday. Like her Viennese colleague, City Councilor for Health Peter Hacker (SPÖ), she should see them as irresponsible. The two share the concern that the number of infections will be kept at a very … Read more
Many people associate forgetfulness with the diagnosis “Alzheimer’s” or “dementia”. But not everyone who is forgetful is also demented. We all forget something from time to time, including young people. This is a necessary mechanism of the brain to protect itself from overstimulation. Risk factors for developing dementia However, there are certain life circumstances, behaviors … Read more
If the whole of Austria were as exemplary as Mistelbach in terms of vaccination standards, compulsory vaccination would not be necessary. 90 percent of adults in the Weinviertel district have been vaccinated at least once – that’s great. Austria-wide the average is 82 percent. The government’s goal to get the pandemic under control and to … Read more
Elvis interpreter Ron Glaser is dead. His family announced this on January 8th – Elvis Presley’s birthday – on Facebook. Exactly one year earlier the musician had presented his new band “Ron Glaser and The King’s Men” on the birthday of the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll”. Much honored musician Glaser had lived in Krems … Read more