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Austria

Austrians vote environmentalist over populist for presidency

Austria chooses former Green Party leader Van der Bellen over far-right populist Norbert Hofer

04/12/2016

Austria

Far-right or green? Austria votes in the country's presidential election

Van der Bellen and Hofer in close election battle

04/12/2016

Austria

Déjà vu for Austria as crucial presidential re-run gets underway

Austria returns to the polls

03/12/2016

Austria

Far-right hopeful Hofer within reach of Austrian presidency on Sunday

Austria faces a stark choice on Sunday, just as it did in May when left-leaning Alexander Van der Bellen and the far-right’s Norbert Hofer last faced off to become the country’s…

02/12/2016

Economy

Austria's economy looks confident despite political division

A reversal in unemployment fortunes and robust trade have done little to ease tensions about the future in Austria's mutating economy.

02/12/2016

Austria

Austrian presidential debate descends into slanderous squabble

The final Austrian presidential debate was a less than cordial affair.

02/12/2016

Economy

Call for Muslim Christmas bonus cut sparks outrage in Austria

A trade union linked to the far-right FPO in Austria faces criticism for social media post targeting Christmas bonus for Muslims.

01/12/2016

Austria

Van der Bellen and Hofer neck and neck ahead of Austrian run off vote

Alexander van der Bellen, an independent candidate, is neck and neck with Norbert Hofer, from the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) ahead of a re-run of Austria’s run-off presidential…

30/11/2016

Austria

Can 'Trump effect' fuel far-right presidential win in Austria?

Taking hope from Donald Trump’s US election triumph, Austria’s far-right presidential candidate Norbert Hofer is eager to surf a tide of anti-establishment populism sweeping the West and win this Sund

29/11/2016

Austria

All you need to know about Austria's presidential election

Europe could lurch further to the right when Austrians go to the polls on Sunday, December 4, to choose a new president.

28/11/2016

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Fu Ban and Fu Feng greet the world from Vienna

Vienna Zoo has officially unveiled the names of two baby pandas born in August.

23/11/2016

Sport

Alpine skiing: Pinturault wins World Cup season opener in Soelden

After Lara Gut kick-started the new women’s World Cup season with victory on Saturday, Sunday saw the men take to the slopes on the Rettenbach Glacier in Soelden, Austria, for a giant slalom…

23/10/2016

Sport

Defending champion Lara Gut wins World Cup opener in Soelden

Switzerland’s Lara Gut began the new Alpine Skiing World Cup season in style by dominating the opening Giant Slalom in Soelden, Austria.

22/10/2016

Austria

'Hitler's house' to be torn down

The house Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was born in is to be demolished by Austrian authorities.

17/10/2016

World News

'Balkan route' leaders meet in Vienna to tackle migration crisis

The so-called Balkan migration route has been the focus of attention at a summit in Vienna of leaders from affected countries.

24/09/2016

My Europe Series

The rise of the European right

This week on Insiders we investigate why hard-line right-wing parties are making gains in Europe.

23/09/2016

My Europe Series

Jean-Yves Camus on Europe's shift to the right

Insiders speaks with political expert Jean-Yves Camus on the shift in Europe towards the right.

23/09/2016

My Europe Series

Austria's rise of the right

Austria has been glued to a never-ending story of a highly controversial presidential election campaign since early this year.

23/09/2016

World News

Fortress Europe builds barriers to stem the refugee flow

As Europe faces the most significant people movement since the Second World War the landscape of the continent is changing.

22/09/2016

Austria

Austria: driver who ran over crowds 'thought he was being chased'

A man accused of driving his car into a crowd of pedestrians in Austria has gone on trial in the town of Graz.

20/09/2016