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Tragic schoolgirl Julia to be laid to rest An Austrian schoolgirl whose disappearance was once linked to incest monster Josef Fritzl is to be buried today.
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Vranitzky appreciates tuition fees discussion Former Social Democratic (SPÃ–) Chancellor Franz Vranitzky has said he welcomes the current debate about a reintroduction of tuition fees.
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Vice chancellor refuses to exclude FPÃ– The Peopleâ€™s Party (Ã–VP) keeps refusing to disassociate itself from the Freedom Party (FPÃ–) following FPÃ– leader Heinz-Christian Stracheâ€™s controversial comparisons with the Nazi era.
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ÖIAG boss hit by mail expenses claims

Austrian industry-holding stock corporation (ÖIAG) chief Peter Michaelis is in hot water amid claims taxpayers’ money was used to pay for shipping of private goods.

Viennese daily Heute reports today (Fri) the businessman charged ÖIAG with paying 845.24 Euros for express deliveries of CDs, DVDs, magazines, a spyglass and a smoking to the United States and Germany.

A spokesman for ÖIAG – which holds interest in partially and entirely state-owned firms – rubbished the report. "Mr Michaelis has always refunded all private expenses, of course," she said.

Michaelis earns around 750,000 Euros a year, according to business newspapers.

Meanwhile, Social Democratic (SPÖ) financial issues state secretary Andreas Schieder called for a dissolution of the holding cooperation. SPÖ Chancellor Werner Faymann expressed his support of such a move already last year.

ÖIAG boss hit by mail expenses claims

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