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 #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 Austrian MPs vote to completely ban glyphosate by 2020 The controversial herbicide has been cleared for use by the EU until at least 2022. 03/07/2019
Austria First female chancellor picked for Austrian interim government Austria’s president has picked the female president of the Constitutional Court to become interim chancellor after parliament voted Sebastian Kurz’s government out of office in the wake of a video sting scandal. 30/05/2019
Good Morning Europe I'll be back - ousted Austrian Chancellor Kurz vows to return Fresh off both success in the EU elections and a no-confidence vote in Parliament that removed him from office, former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz vows to win the job back in September. 29/05/2019
Austria Austria: What to know about the video which took the government down Questions have been raised about the timing of the video's release and why a German satirist had alluded to it weeks ago. 20/05/2019
Austria Austria's FPÖ ministers resign en masse The far-right party had warned earlier in the day that it would resign from the government if Chancellor Sebastian Kurz moved to sack the interior minister. 20/05/2019
Good Morning Europe Corruption probe a blow for far-right parties ahead of EU elections Austria is bracing itself for fresh elections after a corruption scandal embroiling the far right brought down the coalition government. Secretly-filmed footage emerged over the weekend appearing to show the vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache dealing in corruption. 20/05/2019
Good Morning Europe Road Trip Europe Day 41: Passing the baton in Austria Vincent McAviney and Leszek Kablak take over on the road trip to visit Austria, Czech Republic, Poland and finally Germany over the next few days, finding out what local people think ahead of the EU elections. 13/05/2019
Raw Politics Raw Politics in full: check out tonight's full episode All this and more in Thursday night's full episode of Raw Politics. 21/02/2019
Austria EU regrets Austria's backing out of global migration pact It's after Austria followed the United States and Hungary in backing out of a United Nations migration pact. 31/10/2018
Austria Vienna battles rising housing costs — can a new policy fix it? Vienna is dealing with the pressure of rising prices on its private housing market — rent and construction costs are exploding. 30/10/2018
Austria Austrian politician expelled from ruling party over ‘sexist’ tweet When asked over the weekend by a Twitter user how Berlin State Secretary Sawsan Chebli got her position, Efgani Dönmez responded: "Look at her knees, maybe you find an answer there". 04/09/2018
Austria Asylum seekers in Austria to be denied apprenticeships Austria is set to ban asylum-seekers from taking up vacant training spaces while their claims are still being assessed. 28/08/2018
Austria Austrian Chancellor calls for reinforcement of EU border Sebastian Kurz says Austria will use its six-month presidency of the EU to focus on migration 07/06/2018
world news Austria's EU presidency As Austria prepares to take on the EU presidency, the country's entire cabinet visited the European Commission to outline their vision: migration control, security, Brexit and budget cuts. 06/06/2018
Austria Austria cracks down on welfare payments to migrants Austria's right-wing coalition government is cracking down on benefits paid to foreigners in a bid to deter asylum seekers. 29/05/2018
Austria Austria plans to ban headscarves in kindergartens and primary schools The country's right-wing government wants to tackle what it sees as a threat to Austrian mainstream culture. 04/04/2018
Austria Austrian far-right leader apologises for 'fake-news' accusation Head of Austria's far-right Freedom party Heinz-Christian Strache will make a printed and online apology as well as pay €10,000 in damages after accusing a state broadcaster and its star news presenter of lying. 14/03/2018
Austria Austria marks 80 years since annexation by Hitler The anniversary of the so-called "Anschluss" comes as a new conservative-led coalition government in Austria includes the far-right Freedom Party (FPO), founded by former Nazis in the 1950s. 12/03/2018
Austria Austrians can swear or make obscene gestures at politicans, court rule Case brought by leader of far-right freedom party is thrown out. 01/03/2018
Austria Austrian far-right party pledges to clean up pro-Nazi image The FPÖ, founded by former members of the SS, is stumbling over scandals as it tries to distance itself from its roots. 15/02/2018
Austria Austria's Social Democrats under fire over "Nazi" fraternity songbook The row over the use of the fratenity songbook threatens to overshadow Sunday's state elections 31/01/2018
Austria Austria's Kurz backs Hungary's Orban against EU migrant quotas The two leaders have pledged to cooperate and challenge the EU's migration policy. 30/01/2018
Austria Austria's president swears in new coalition government Members of Austria's new coalition government were today sworn into office by President Alexander Van der Bellen in a Vienna ceremony. 18/12/2017
