Just got another message from Bitstamp...
sincere apologies for the misleading information regarding your first question.
Bitstamp recently entered in a relationship with a Raiffeisen Bank. That means that both bank account are operational so you can either transfer your funds to our Raiffeisen or Unicredit account.
The exchange rate stays the same in both cases (
http://www.unicreditbank.si/tecajna_lista/?t=1&id_menu=&language=ENG )
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us again.
Best regards,
Anej Simičak
support manager
Hmmm, let's see about the exchange rate shall we

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**Edit**
Confirmed, it still uses unicredit's exchange rate.