Austrian tourist while shooting a selfie at an Italian Museum beat off the toes from the original plaster model of the famous sculpture of Pauline Bonaparte by Italian sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822), told the art critic Vittorio Sgarbi.
The incident occurred in the Italian Possagno Museum, which houses a collection of plaster models of works by Canova. As reported in Facebook the Museum, a tourist from Austria sat down on the sculpture and thus broke her two fingers of feet, then hurriedly left the establishment, about anything, without telling anyone.
The head of the Austrian oil company OMV Rainer Seele said about the need for "political response" to the threat of Washington sanctions against companies involved in the construction of the pipeline "Nord stream — 2", writes the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
According to him, green said that the question is to what extent Europe will defend its sovereignty and its independence, especially in regard to energy issues.
Foreign scientists became interested in the Crimean cave "Tauris", but priority in its learning are given to domestic experts, said the head of the project "Cave Tauris", the President of the Russian Union of speleologists (CPR) Gennady Samokhin.
"We are already actively working with their colleagues from Austria by age Dating, to study the Mineralogy, isotopic composition. Apply the math that they were interested to come to the Crimea. We are ready to involve scientists from other countries, but in terms of partnership, not dominance. We have experts who can promote this project in the world of science. First we will start with, and then we'll continue our foreign colleagues," said Samokhin journalists in the Crimean press-center of MIA "Russia today".
The number of tourists in June in Cyprus decreased to 98.2% compared to June 2019, and for the first six months the decline in tourist arrivals amounted to 84,3%, the statistical data published by the government office for press and information.
In June 2020, on the island arrived 9 919 tourists compared to 509 662 in June 2019. For the period January-June 2020 came 255 675 tourists, compared to 1 613 023 tourists over the same period in 2019, the report said.
The alleged killer of Chechen blogger in Austria until 2021 will be in prison for another crime, said on Thursday, RIA Novosti the representative of Prosecutor's office of Korneuburg.
"He will serve his sentence until January 2021. If criminal proceedings on the murder case in Gerasdorf is completed, the court will decide whether to leave him in prison," he added.
The Austrian authorities decided to re-introduce the compulsory wearing of masks in supermarkets, banks and post offices to combat the spread of coronavirus, said Tuesday the Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz.
He said that in recent weeks the growth in the number of new infections per day is a three digit number, therefore it is necessary to take measures to prevent the spread of the virus.
Sweden is not affected in the compromise agreement on the budget and Fund for the recovery of the EU made by the leaders of the 27 EU countries on Tuesday morning, Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan löfven in comments to the newspaper Expressen.
"After four days of difficult negotiations, we finally managed to reach an agreement. Despite the difficult conditions, interests and priorities of Sweden were taken into account and supported. The contributions of Sweden was lowered, we received much than ever, discount. For the first time in the allocation of funds from the EU budget will be taken into consideration, whether the country observes the rule of law. This is a significant change," - said Leven.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that no regrets about concessions that were made in regard to the requirements of some countries to Fund the recovery of the EU, according to her, the country has reached "the painful but responsible" compromise.
In the night of Monday in Brussels ended a summit of EU leaders, which lasted since Friday. The leaders discussed the budget and the Fund for the recovery of the European economy from the crisis caused by the pandemic. The European Commission proposed 500 billion from the Fund to implement subsidies, 250 billion as loans. In the end, under the pressure of the "Thrifty four" - the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Austria - configuration of the Fund is different: 390 billion euros as subsidies, 360 billion as loans.
The head of the European Council, Charles Michel after four days of difficult negotiations with the leaders of the 27 countries of the European Union in Brussels, led the European Council to compromise on the creation of an unprecedented Fund of € 750 billion to restore agroekonomika after the crisis COVID-19.
The summit for the first time since February, was part, European leaders used a mask and tried to keep my distance. From the courtroom periodically come information about heated arguments and opposing positions of the parties.
Lingering on four instead of the two-day summit of EU leaders resumed in Brussels almost at 21.30 local time (22.30 GMT), said the press Secretary of the head of the European Council of Barend Lats.
"Good evening and welcome to the European Council on the multi-year budget and Fund recovery. The President has just started a plenary meeting of the c-27," - wrote in Twitter a press-the Secretary of Charles Michel.
The Austrian authorities rejected US plans to impose extraterritorial sanctions on the "Nord stream 2", the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the country.
U.S. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday that the state Department published recommendations in the framework of the law on counteraction to Russia through sanctions, including the document "Nord stream 2" and second thread "Turkish stream." These actions put at risk the us sanctions on investments and other actions associated with the Russian export gas pipelines.
In Israel, I hope that Russian tourists will return to them this year, but the situation with the coronavirus in the country has deteriorated, according to ATOR.
As the Director of the Department of the Ministry of tourism of Israel in Russia and the CIS, Counsellor of the Embassy of Israel in Russia Vladimir Shklyar, now recorded hundreds of new cases COVID-19, but three weeks ago the statistics were different.
Rescuers on Friday found the body of another victim as a result of the collapse of rocks in the South-East of Austria, the number of victims has risen to nine, according to the radio and television ORF, citing a statement by the head of the Alpine police Gerhard of Rightholder.
Previously reported two dead and seven injured in the collapse of rocks in Barenuckle gorge (Bärenschützklamm) the waterfalls on Wednesday.
The head of the European Council Charles Michel on Friday renewed the offer to the member countries of the EU multi-annual financial framework of the Union for the 2021-2027 years, and also Fund the restoration of agroeconomic after the associated with coronavirus crisis.
"In the discussions between the heads of state and government, it became clear that there are serious objections to this package. After that, I held a series of bilateral talks with European leaders, the results of which are to the revised draft multi-year budget plan and recovery Fund", - said the head of the European Council at the press conference in Brussels. According to him, the plan based on the priorities of Europe: climate, digitization, European values and strengthening the EU's position in the world. "We need to deal with the consequences of a pandemic, reform our economy and build our society," he added.
Moscow denied reports about the alleged involvement of the Chechen authorities to the murder of a Chechen blogger near Vienna, such speculation is irrelevant and only hinder objective investigation, said the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
"Currently, we are investigating the circumstances of the incident, including clarification of the citizenship of the killed and detained. Russian Embassy in Austria actively cooperates with the competent bodies of this state," Zakharova said at the briefing.
Austrian police does not exclude that the murder of a Chechen blogger at Vienna was custom-made or occurred because of a quarrel, said on Thursday the representative of police of lower Austria Johan Baumschlager.
"We do not exclude that, on the one hand, we are talking about the contract killing, on the other - could ignite a quarrel," said Baumschlager at a press conference.
In the Kremlin do not see the connection between the murder in Austria of a Chechen blogger and Kadyrov the head of Chechnya has nothing to do here, said press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov.
Earlier the representative of police Walter Shwarzenegger reported RIA Novosti, that asylum-seekers from Russia, was killed on Saturday evening in the city of Gerasdorf near Vienna. The suspect is also a citizen of Russia - detained. According to Austrian newspaper Österreich, shot and killed - natives of Chechnya. As previously reported by the TV channel OE24, the investigation believes that the murder was custom-made. According to the channel, we are talking about 43-year-old native of Chechnya, who led a vlog on YouTube under the name "Anzor from Vienna". Born in the U. Mamichan arrived in Austria in 2005 and recently received the passport of the foreigner in the name of Martin B.
The head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov believes that the murder of Chechen blogger in Austria involved in foreign intelligence services working against Russia.
Earlier the representative of police Walter Shwarzenegger reported RIA Novosti, that asylum-seekers from Russia, was killed on Saturday evening in the city of Gerasdorf near Vienna. The suspect is also a citizen of Russia - detained. According to Austrian newspaper Österreich, shot and killed - natives of Chechnya. As previously reported by the TV channel OE24, the investigation believes that the murder was custom-made. According to the channel, we are talking about 43-year-old native of Chechnya, who led a vlog on YouTube under the name "Anzor from Vienna". Born in the U. Mamichan arrived in Austria in 2005 and recently received the passport of the foreigner in the name of Martin B.
The President of the European Council Charles Michel told the European Parliament on progress in the negotiations on the multi-year financial plan for the 2021-2027 years and to Fund European economic recovery after the crisis COVID-19, noting that differences remain.
"States have agreed to discuss together multi-year financial plan and Fund recovery. All agree that there must be an unprecedented response to an unprecedented crisis. All agree that it is necessary to focus on regions and sectors of the economy, more than any other affected by the pandemic," said Michelle.
Austria imposes restrictions for the entering of Romania, Moldova and Bulgaria due to deteriorating in these countries the situation of coronavirus, said Wednesday the Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz.
The Austrian authorities record growth in the number of patients with coronavirus - in the last days again revealed over a hundred new infected per day, as it was in April, and attributed this development, in particular, with the "importing" the infection from other countries.
Austria has no plans to open the borders to third countries, despite the recommendation of the EU Council, said Wednesday foreign Minister Alexander Shallenberg.
The EU Council on Tuesday agreed on the recommendation regarding the progressive removal of restrictions on the optional trip to the European Union, adopting the list of countries in which borders can start to open from 1 July.
In Austria arrested the second person in the investigation of the murder of the Russians near Vienna, told RIA Novosti the representative of police of lower Austria Sonja Stamminger.
She refused to explain how it is relevant to the case.
Austrian police could not confirm that involved in the shooting incident near Vienna Russian citizens — natives of Chechnya, told RIA Novosti the representative of police of lower Austria Walter Shwarzenegger.
Previously, the press Agency APA reported that asylum seekers from Russia was shot in Austria. According to Austrian newspaper Österreich, shot and killed — natives of Chechnya.
The Russian Embassy in Austria has not received any requests in connection with the murder of the citizen of the Russian Federation under the Vienna checks the information reported to journalists on Sunday in the diplomatic service.
"We request has not been made. Check the information," the Embassy said.
At a polling station in the Embassy of Russia in Austria the majority of citizens voted against the amendments to the Constitution, the amendment was supported by more than 39%, said the Ambassador of Russia Dmitry lubinsky.
According to the results of voting held on 1 July from 8.00 to 20.00 (9.00-21.00 MSK), participated 1251 citizen of the Russian Federation.
The Austrian foreign Minister Alexander Shallenberg on Wednesday warned citizens against travel to countries of the Western Balkans due to the deteriorating situation there with the coronavirus.
We are talking about Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Northern Macedonia, Serbia and breakaway Kosovo.
Voting on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation on Wednesday held at the Russian Embassy in Vienna.
Voting in the Embassy building at 45-47 Reisnerstrasse started at 8.00. First the voice was given by the Ambassador of Russia in Austria Dmitry lubinsky.
Pharmacy Mohren Apotheke in Vienna decided to change the name, recognizing that the word Mohren, obsolete German term for black slaves, for many people, is discriminatory and offensive.
In a statement on the website of the pharmacy it is said that in the Middle ages, medicine in Europe was not developed, and effective medicines are supplied from Africa and Eastern countries. In this regard, as a token of appreciation the names of many pharmacies featured words like Mohren. The word in the middle Ages was used in relation to people with dark skin tone.
The UK since may last year romp through Europe in a caravan, according to Lonely Planet.
Travel in the camper and still allows to comply with the measures of social distancing and isolation, found a British couple Josh and Harriet. However, they went to meet the adventure back in may of last year.
Ex-Chancellor of Austria, Brigitte Bierlein was caught driving his car after drinking alcohol and lost his driver's license, the newspaper Kronen Zeitung.
The newspaper reports that on Wednesday evening Berlain vacationing with friends in one of the restaurants in the centre of Vienna, drinking alcoholic beverages. When the evening was over, she got into her car and drove home.
The traditional carnivals in Germany in November called into question because of COVID-19, this will be discussed further, said at a briefing following the meeting with colleagues from 15 Federal States of Germany and Chancellor Angela Merkel, Prime Minister of Bavaria Marcus Seder.
"We are very sensitive in this matter, so during fishing-carnival (traditional carnival week in Germany before lent - ed.) in Bavaria through Austria from the EU has been a significant development of infection. After the holidays will be discussed further at the question of what to do next. But, for example, most believe that the carnival celebrations in November rather questionable," said Seder.
The Croatian President Zoran Milanovic rebuked Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban in the presence of territorial claims and stirring up nationalist ambitions of the Hungarians abroad.
Orban last Saturday opened in Sátoraljaújhely on the border with Slovakia monument to the "Hungarian Golgotha" in connection with the centenary of the signing of the Trianon peace Treaty at the end of the First world war, in which Hungary lost two thirds of its territory. On the monument depicts a map of the former Hungarian territories with parts of present-day Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine and Croatia – 12.5 thousand settlements. Among them, the largest Croatian seaport, industrial and economic center – the city of Rijeka on the Adriatic sea.
The Croat-Hungarian border open to the free movement of citizens of both countries on Friday morning, said the head of the Hungarian foreign Minister Peter Siyyarto.
According to the Minister, the Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban and the head of the government of Croatia Andrey Plenkovich Tuesday during a telephone conversation discussed a number of topics, including the opening of the border. Szijjártó noted that earlier it was decided to open Hungary's borders with Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Slovenia and Serbia. The opening of borders does not adversely affect the spread of the coronavirus.
Cancel the compulsory wearing of masks in the supermarket will be safe only after you remove all the limitations due to the coronavirus, and assuming a return to normal life will not provoke re-growth of infections. About it RIA Novosti said the doctor of natural Sciences, lecturer of the Department of environmental health and environmental medicine at the Medical University of Vienna Hans-Peter Hutter.
The authorities of Austria on 14 April began to ease the measures against the coronavirus, at the same time obliging people to wear masks in public places. From June 15 to protect the nose and mouth must be worn only in three cases: in public transport, in health care, including pharmacies, and service businesses where it is impossible to comply with the minimum distance. For example, hairdressers and workers in the sphere of public catering. In schools, in trade, visitors cafes and hotels to wear a mask is not necessary.
The land court of Salzburg, released, retired Austrian military convicted of espionage in favor of Russia, taking into account the time he spent in prison, told RIA Novosti the representative of the court Peter EGGER.
Earlier Tuesday, a jury found a former Austrian Colonel convicted of divulging state secrets, secret intelligence activities at the expense of Austria and the intentional disclosure of military secrets. According to the court, they already served a period of pre-trial detention applies to the sentence. In the event of the entry of the verdict the accused after serving half of sentence can be released conditionally.
The land court of Salzburg on Tuesday sentenced a retired Colonel of the armed forces of Austria to three years of imprisonment for espionage in favor of Russia, told RIA Novosti the representative of the court Peter EGGER.
"The court sentenced (accused) to three years for divulging state secrets," reported EGGER.
Protest at the U.S. Embassy in Vienna against police violence motivated by racism on Friday attracted about three thousand participants, have informed RIA of news in the Metropolitan police.
Mass action Black lives matter in the memory of the African-American George Floyd began at the American Embassy at 17.00 (18.00 GMT) and was originally conceived as a standing protest. Came with posters "We are Vienna" chanted anti-racist slogans. An hour later, the protesters went to the Park named after Sigmund Freud.
Free movement of citizens between the Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary opened from 12.00 (13.00 GMT) on Friday, Slovakia opened their borders to these countries on Thursday, the negotiations with Germany is still ongoing, said the Minister of foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic tomáš Petricek.
"At an extraordinary meeting of the Czech government made the decision to open on a parity basis the borders with Austria and Hungary, with Slovakia is beginning to act Thursday. Negotiations with the German government are still ongoing, but citizens of the Czech Republic may from noon today to return from Germany without tests for coronavirus. And for German citizens while there are still conditions," said Petricek.
The project "Northern stream - 2" remains at the heart of the Russian-Austrian energy dialogue with the political support of both parties, said Tuesday the Ambassador of Russia in Austria Dmitry lubinsky.
"Energy companies "Gazprom" and OMV are cooperating closely for more than 50 years, and the project of the pipeline "Nord stream - 2", in which OMV is active investing, remains in the center of the Russian-Austrian energy dialogue. With the political support of both parties", - said the Ambassador in an online event, organized by the Austrian-Russian friendship society in Vienna.
The number of identified infections coronavirus infection COVID-19 a day in Switzerland amounted to 17 people since its outbreak in the country got 30 of 845 employees, said Saturday the Federal office of public health of the country.
According to may 30, a day in the country registered 17 new infections (32 before), who died there. Thus, the total number of cases was 30 845 people died 1657 people.