Michael Shields

Michael Shields: VIENNA - Austria's mainstream pro-Europe parties agreed on Thursday to govern in coalition for the next five years, promising to ensure continued prosperity in the Alpine euro zone nation. , according to Reuters. But the two parties that have dominated post-war politics produced no surprises as they announced a compromise deal they said would allow them to consolidate state finances while still fuelling growth and employment. By Michael Shields and Georgina Prodhan The Social Democrats SPO and conservative People's Party OVP had promised a new, progressive approach to politics after September elections in which voters tired of party paralysis punished them and bolstered the far right. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.