The government is headed by the Federal Chancellor. He forms the cabinet and coordinates its work. When making decisions, the principle of unanimity applies. The chancellor must take into account the opinion of the vice-chancellor, whose role in the Austrian coalition government is great. Check computerminus for political system of Austria. Since February 2000, Wolfgang Schüssel…
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Austria Brief Information
Geographical position Austria is a small country in the very center of Europe, located in the foothills of the Alps. On the in the north it borders on the Czech Republic, in the northeast – on Slovakia, in the east – on Hungary, in the south with Slovenia, Italy and Switzerland, in the west with…
Mass Media in Western Europe
As part of European continent defined by Countryaah, Western Europe includes Austria, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, and Switzerland. This page describes major mass media, including newspapers, radio stations and televisions within these countries. Mass media in Austria Press The press has long traditions in Austria, the first newspaper was published in 1615. From 1795 there…
Austria Arts and Literature
Literature The delimitation of Austrian literature against German has often been the subject of discussion. In view of the historical conditions in Austria, which include: meant that the Austro-Hungarian monarchy within its borders housed several different population groups, the Austrian literature has a distinctive character that differs from the German one. During the Middle Ages…
Austria Recent History
In 1916 Francesco Giuseppe died. His successor Charles I tried in vain to promise autonomy to the peoples of the empire: Austria was defeated and his empire was destroyed. On November 12, 1918 the Austrian Republic. According to Abbreviationfinder, an acronym site which also features history of Austria, the empire which in 1914 extended for…