Erstellt am: 20. 6. 2013 - 14:44 Uhr

Alpine Bau - the free market at work

Reality Check: Alpine Bau, Native American languages, talking to the Taliban, Brazil protests, James Gandolfino dies

Some people are saying the insolvency of Alpine Bau could become Austria's largest post WW2 business catastrophe, as the company faces 2.6 billion Euros of debt which it cannot meet.

APA/Helmut Föhringer

Up to 2.000 jobs are said to be at risk if the company collapses, but if the contacts are picked up by other companies, the impact on the workers will be small

However, der Standard's Eric Frey says the company's problems are due to mismanagement, not the economic climate, and the overall impact in terms of jobs and the national economy will be minimal. He says it is an example of how a free market works, with inefficient management eventually becoming unviable.

Preserving Native American languages

Native Americans Mitch "Walking Elk" and Wade "Walks with the Black Wolf" Fernandez talk about Native American languages and efforts to preserve them, ahead of their concert in Vienna this evening.

Talking to the Taliban

Analyst, Sajjan Gohel, explains why he believes the US is wrong to be planning direct talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan.

A view from young Brazilians

Two young Brazilians in Vienna give their take on the current protests and unrest in their homeland.

EPA/WARREN TODA

James Gandolfini dies at 51

Simon Marks looks back at the career of actor James Gandolfini, who's portrayal of Tony Soprano was part of a revolution in television history.

Gandolfini died yesterday while on holiday in Rome.

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