Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. Following the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and Austria's entry into the European Union in 1995, some Austrians have called into question this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999.
April 24th 2008Europe » Austria » Upper Austria » Steyr Today I've finally made up my mind, to change my "operation schedule". This is mainly because of two reasons:
1.) Seasons in South America are different to ours about 6 month. This means, that when ... [full story]
April 19th 2008Europe » Austria » Upper Austria » Steyr Yes, I know - it's unbelievable, but I did have the time to check some climate-tables! :-)
I'm not quite finished yet, but I've added some interesting information about the climate-zones in South-A ... [full story]
April 17th 2008Europe » Austria » Upper Austria » Salzkammergut Now here's the story and it's up to you, to make up your mind:
2 weeks ago I went for lunch with an ex-working-colleague of mine. He told me great news, about the department I've been working and h ... [full story]
April 3rd 2008Europe » Austria » Upper Austria » Steyr Well, it took me quite some time to find a free webhoster, that allowes external linking, but finally I found one (www.ripway.com).
Here's the Link to my Excel-file: Reisebewertung_030408
Sorr ... [full story]
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