business planet A bad 'wrap': restoring plastic's reputation Business Planet speaks with a leading figure in the plastics industry to find out how the unbiodegradable material can become more environment friendly. 06/03/2020
View Human rights are at stake in Europe’s fight against nativist populism going mainstream ǀ View Over the last decade, nativist populists across the European Union have grabbed the headlines. But the cost of that political attention has been less focus paid to how their ideas have entered the mainstream. 20/02/2020
Austria Austrian Post has Brexit stamp problem licked with unique date imprint With Brexit Day finally happening, postal officials in Austria decided to use obsolete stamps by adding the real Brexit date in using overprinting. 01/02/2020
Austria Mayor of 'Frozen' Austrian town taking new stance against overtourism Hallstatt Mayor Alexander Scheutz told Euronews that while tourism has contributed favourably to the economy, there are now "too many people" coming to the town. 20/01/2020
Belgium 'A step in the right direction': Vienna-Brussels sleeper maiden voyage The inaugural journey of the first Vienna-Brussels sleeper train has been touted as the big step toward sustainable travel in Europe. 20/01/2020
Italy Suspected drunk driver hits young German tourists, killing six The driver of the car had a high blood alcohol content and was driving particularly fast, a police source told The Associated Press. 05/01/2020
no comment Footage emerges of newborn polar bear at Vienna zoo It's eight years since the zoo last welcomed a polar bear cub into the world 26/11/2019
Austria Hot chocolate as thieves brazenly steal truck-load of the sweet stuff Outsourcing turns sour for a chocolate firm as a 20,000-tonne consignment is stolen from a factory in Austria. 23/11/2019
Austria Probe into Austrian far-right party finds gold hidden in Alpine hotel Investigators probing Austria’s far-right FPÖ found gold bars hidden in a hotel in the Tyrolean Alps, which the party insists was an investment. 22/11/2019
Austria Adolf Hitler's childhood home will be converted into a police station Austrian authorities are concerned that the building could turn into a shrine for neo-Nazis. 20/11/2019
World Austrian conservative backs coalition talks with Greens Austrian conservative leader Sebastian Kurz said on Monday he plans to hold formal coalition talks with the Greens, but warned that a deal bringing the left-wing party into government for the first time was uncertain and would require unusual creativity. 11/11/2019
brussels bureau Belgium 'happiest country in EU' According to a new survey from Eurostat 76 per cent of Belgians, alongside the Netherlands, Austria and Finland claim to feel happy all or most of the time over the last four weeks. 08/11/2019
Austria Five murdered in Austrian ski town of Kitzbuehel - police Five murdered in Austrian ski town of Kitzbuehel - police 06/10/2019
Austria Watch: Footgolf world championships held in Austria There is no longer any need to choose between football and golf at the weekends. Footgolf – football played on the golf course – is one of the fastest growing sports worldwide. 04/10/2019
Austria Conservative Kurz wins Austrian election — Austrian Interior ministry Sebastian Kurz, who was ousted in June after a coalition scandal, has won Sunday's election and can lead a stable coalition, voting projections show. 29/09/2019
Austria Kurz expected to win Austria's Sunday vote He will, however, again need a partner to gain a majority in parliament. His most likely choices are a three-way coalition with the Greens and the liberal, pro-business Neos, or reviving his coalition with the far-right Freedom Party (FPO). 28/09/2019
The Cube Austria elections: Who leads the social media campaign? | #TheCube Social media has played an increasing role in the 2019 elections, as political parties and their lead candidates have sought to increase online engagement with potential voters 27/09/2019
Austria Austria elections: Will the far-right return to power? Former conservative chancellor Sebastian Kurz is cruising to victory but it is not clear which coalition partners he will pick — the far-right party FPO or a so-called 'Jamaica' alliance with the Greens and Liberals? 26/09/2019
brussels bureau Ibiza-gate - Austria's political hurricane Ibiza-gate - Austria's political hurricane. Inside the country's move to early elections 26/09/2019
Austria Austria to grant citizenship to descendants of victims of Nazism Second and third-generation relatives with British nationality have expressed interest in applying for citizenship of the EU country as Brexit looms. 20/09/2019
Austria #FiftyShadesOfKurz: Sebastian Kurz biography mocked for fawning prose The official biography has been compared to the erotic novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" 12/09/2019
Austria Watch: Art installation transforms Austrian soccer stadium into forest The 300 trees, set up by a Swiss artist, are intended to contribute to discussions about climate change. The idea that we might one day end up with 'nature zoos', which inspired this installation, was first suggested in 1970. 06/09/2019
no comment Art installation transforms Austrian soccer stadium into forest of 300 Art installation transforms Austrian soccer stadium into forest of 300 trees 05/09/2019
Sport Austria skiing legend Marcel Hirscher retires The 30-year-old put an end to speculation at a news conference in Salzburg. 05/09/2019
no comment Clean-up operation underway in Austria after big mudslide A clean-up operation is underway in western Austria after a big mudslide. 03/09/2019
brussels bureau The Brief: Hybrid threats and Europe's vulnerability EU Defence Ministers are meeting in Helsinki to discuss how to counter hybrid threats - actions by state and non-state actors to destabilise countries. From disinformation to military incursions, hybrid threats are evolving, so must Europe's response to them, experts say. 30/08/2019
