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EU's Tusk kicks off shuttle diplomacy tour as Brussels seeks to save Schengen

The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has kicked off a week of shuttle diplomacy as the EU seeks to get a grip on the refugee crisis

01/03/2016

Austria

Greece recalls Vienna ambassador in migrant row

Greece recalled its ambassador in Vienna, the country’s foreign ministry said, after Austria excluded it from a meeting of Balkan states on Europe’s

25/02/2016

Austria

Austria goes ahead with controversial migrant quota plan

Austria has gone ahead with its plan limiting the number of migrants and asylum seekers entering the country, in defiance of the EU and other member

19/02/2016

Austria

EU warns Austria over daily migrant quotas

In the latest angry rift in Europe’s migration crisis, new Austrian limits on the numbers of refugees allowed to cross its borders have infuriated

19/02/2016

Austria

EU warns Austria over daily migrant quotas

In the latest angry rift in Europe’s migration crisis, new Austrian limits on the numbers of refugees allowed to cross its borders have infuriated

19/02/2016

Austria

Schengen: the beginning of the end? Austria to begin tighter border checks

Austria announces tighter border controls, sparking fears for the future of the Schengen zone.

16/02/2016

Austria

Five killed in 'massive' avalanche in Austrian Alps

Five people have been killed in what has been described as a “massive” avalanche in the Austrian Alps. Police say it struck skiiers from the Czech

07/02/2016

Business Planet

Love me tender: public contracts are great opportunities for SMEs

This edition of Business Planet looks at how innovative entrepreneurs can have an edge when it comes to securing public contracts.

05/02/2016

Sport

Skiing: Kilde victory in World Cup downhill adds to Norway's spectacular season

Norway’s Aleksander Kilde won a surprise men’s World Cup downhill on Saturday at Garmisch in Germany. It looked like certain victory for Slovenia’s

30/01/2016

Austria

Thousands protest in Vienna against annual right-wing ball

Thousands of protesters have marched through Vienna, to demonstrate against an annual ball, which usually attracts far-right and right-wing figures

30/01/2016

Austria

Austria to slash the number of asylum claims it accepts

But what is the response from Germany?

20/01/2016

Austria

Austria considers tougher border controls to stop migrant flow

Freezing temperatures and still they come….Around 850 refugees battled snowfalls on Monday as they trudged through Serbia heading towards northern

18/01/2016

Austria

Iran expects sanctions to be lifted today under nuclear deal

Iran is expecting international sanctions to be lifted on Saturday, with an announcement by the UN nuclear agency that Tehran has complied with a

16/01/2016

Sport

The first F1 showrun at an Alpine peak

In the build-up to the legendary Hahnenkamm ski races in Kitzbuhel, Austria, 18-year-old Max Verstappen got behind the wheel of a Red Bull Racing

15/01/2016

Sport

Prevc wins Four Hills title

Peter Prevc has won the 64th edition of the prestigous Four Hills tournament. He capped off a fine tournament campaign by winning the fourth and

06/01/2016

Austria

Mariss Jansons conducted the annual New Year gala concert from Vienna.

Latvia’s Mariss Jansons took up the baton for the third time for the annual New Year gala concert from Vienna. The United Nations Secretary General

01/01/2016

Sport

Pigneter shines in Natural Track Luge World Cup season opener

The latest edition of the Natural Track Luge World Cup kick-started with round one in the Austrian resort of Kuehtai. In a thrilling spectacle

15/12/2015

Economy

Energy markets fall as reports say OPEC to maintain output policy

Energy markets fell following unconfirmed reports that OPEC has kept its policy of pumping near-record volumes of oil. Anonymous sources quoted by

04/12/2015

Economy

Saudi Arabia unfazed as OPEC set to keep oil output high

OPEC members have been meeting in Vienna with the oil producers’ organisation widely expected to do nothing to tackle one of the worst crude gluts in

04/12/2015

Economy

Saudi Arabia hints it may back oil output cut - if others do too

Are there more signs of a chink in the Saudi armour over oil production? OPEC’s effective leader has been softening its stance against cutting

03/12/2015

Economy

OPEC 'set to keep pumping oil' despite global glut

OPEC is determined to keep pumping oil despite the financial consequences on the policy’s main architect Saudi Arabia, according to Reuters. The news

25/11/2015

Austria

Talks delegates in Vienna agree plan for Syria

Delegates at the multi-national talks on Syria taking place in Vienna say a broad timeline and plan for political transition towards elections in the

14/11/2015

Austria

Syria peace talks: Paris attacks put pressure on leaders to find solution

Just hours after the deadly attacks in Paris, foreign leaders from 19 countries, including the US, Russia, Iran and Turkey, have gathered in Vienna

14/11/2015

Austria

Austrian artist Ernst Fuchs has died aged 85

Austrian artist Ernst Fuchs has died aged 85. He was an internationally recognised painter, sculptor, poet and music composer who co-founded the

09/11/2015

Austria

Progress made in Syria talks but disagreement over Assad

Foreign powers meeting in Vienna with the aim of finding a solution to the civil war in Syria have said advances has been made but substantial

31/10/2015

Austria

US calls Syria talks 'beginning of a new diplomatic process'

World leaders, working to come up with a plan to achieve peace in Syria, remain sharply divided over the future role of Syrian president Bashar

30/10/2015