Austria

Focus

Crans Montana Forum debate climate change

The Paris Summit on climate change, COP 21, was a breakthrough of sorts in the battle against global warming – it set targets for shifting the world to green energies by…

08/07/2016

Musica

'Volcanic Yannick' achieves his life-long dream

Yannick Nézet-Séguin - the conductor every concert hall wants to hire - talks to Euronews.

07/07/2016

Austria

Austria to hold presidential re-run on October 2nd

Austria will hold its re-run of the presidential election on October 2 after the country’s highest court ruled that poor election procedure in some areas meant the result could have been…

05/07/2016

Austria

25km-long traffic queue between Hungary and Austria

The hold-up is due to ad-hoc checks by the Austrian authorities, who have strengthened measures to curb the flow of migrants into the country.

04/07/2016

Focus

Big names get together at the Crans Montana Forum

Politicians, business leaders and representatives of international organisations came together in the heart of Vienna, Austria, for the 27th annual Crans Montana…

04/07/2016

Sport

Hamilton claims Austrian GP win following final lap collision with teammate Rosberg

Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton celebrated his third win of the season at the Austrian Grand Prix.

03/07/2016

Austria

Can Europe expect its first far-right head of state? Austria to hold do-over election

Austria’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the presidential run-off election must be held again.

01/07/2016

Austria

Austria: Constitutional Court rules fresh presidential run-off vote must be held

Austria's presidential run-off vote is to be held again, meaning the EU could have its first far-right head of state within months.

01/07/2016

Austria

Russian athletes remain banned from Rio Olympics

Russia’s athletics federation has confirmed that its suspension from this summer’s Rio Olympic games has been upheld by the IAAF.

17/06/2016

Austria

Tension flares amid anti-immigrant march in Vienna

‘Defend Europe’ was the rallying cry of anti-immigrant, far-right protesters whose march through Vienna on Saturday was contested by left-wing activists with police keeping the two sides…

11/06/2016

Austria

Austria's far-right Freedom Party demands presidential vote rerun

Austria's far-right Freedom Party is challenging the result of last month's presidential election claiming numerous irregularities.

08/06/2016

Austria

Austria's far-right FPO in court challenge to presidential election result

Austria's far-right Freedom Party is challenging the result of last month's presidential election claiming numerous irregularities.

08/06/2016

Next Series

Creating 3D models with your mobile phone

In this edition of Futuris, we look at whether our smartphones can help to create sophisticated 3D models.

06/06/2016

Next Series

Takeaway: 3D in your pocket

This sophisticated 3D model can partially be made with your smartphone.

06/06/2016

Economy

OPEC fails to agree on limiting output, denies it is 'dead'

OPEC has failed to agree on limiting output which would have boosted the price of crude but Saudi Arabia promised not to flood the oil market with extra barrels.

02/06/2016

Sport

Euro 2016 hosts France set up camp in Austria

France coach Didier Deschamps and his Euro 2016 hopefuls arrived at their pre-tournament training base in Austria this week.

01/06/2016

Austria

Austria launches probe into alleged postal vote irregularities

Allegations of fraud arose from the far-right Freedom party of defeated candidate Norbert Hofer, after the Green candidate Alexander Van der Bellen just scrapped ahead with 31,000 votes when the posta

26/05/2016

Musica

West Side Story in Salzburg, the operatic emotion

26/05/2016

Musica

Center stage: Salzburg Whitsun Festival

25/05/2016

Austria

Austria's Freedom Party 'not far-right', says Norbert Hofer

Norbert Hofer, the defeated populist candidate in Austria’s presidential run-off has appealed to people upset with the outcome not to attack each…

24/05/2016

Austria

Is the far-right on the rise again in Europe?

Norbert Hofer missed out narrowly on winning the second round run-off in the Austrian presidential election.

24/05/2016

Austria

Austria's president-elect talks of uniting his divided country

Supporters of former Greens party leader, Alexander Van der Bellen, are breathing sighs of relief after Austria came close to becoming the first European Union country to elect a far-right head of…

24/05/2016

Austria

Narrow defeat for Austria far-right as Van der Bellen elected president

Alexander Van der Bellen has narrowly won the Austrian presidential election.

23/05/2016

Austria

Postal votes to determine Austria presidential knife-edge vote

Note: an updated version of this story is available here.

23/05/2016

Austria

Celebrations in Austria but it is still not clear who will be the next president

Note: an updated version of this story is available here.

23/05/2016

Austria

Austria's presidential run-off too close to call

The presidential election run-off in Austria is too close to call, according to latest exit polls.

22/05/2016