EURO 2008 INFO

Two weeks before the EURO 2008, the price of beer in areas official supporters raised some stir in Austria. Football fans will have to pay more than in Switzerland to consume malt drink.

The populist party and nationalist Freedom Party is already very upset by the absence of Austrian beer in these areas. But in addition, visitors places to broadcast games "will pluck a beauty", plague its secretary general. He believes the government should respond to this "shameless scam".

Areas of fans of the eight host cities can sell only beer Feldschlösschen (controlled by the Danish Carlsberg), which is brewed in Rheinfelden in Aargau. The transport to Austria and the logistics costs push up prices end in this country.

A Basle and Berne, the football fan and beer, for example, swallowing four decilitres for 5 francs, while the same amount will cost 7.30 francs in Vienna.