English

More about this topic

World

Making a success of the EU recovery plan: leaders debate the Central European perspective

A rescue package five times larger than the Marshall Plan aims to give relief and resilience to EU economies. Will it be enough?

Austria

Austrian chancellor under investigation by anti-corruption authorities

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz says he is under investigation by anti-corruption authorities on suspicion he made false statements to a parliamentary commission.

Austria

Austria in talks to purchase Sputnik V vaccine from Russia

Austria is negotiating with Russia to buy one million doses of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, despite the jab having not yet been approved by the European Medicines Agency.

Austria

Probe launched into Chinese facemasks labelled 'Made in Austria'

Austria was one of the world's first countries to make FFP2 masks compulsory in shops, schools, and on public transport in light of the COVID pandemic.

ADVERTISEMENT

Austria

Austria has failed in fight against corruption, says Council of Europe

The Council of Europe has deplored Austria's "overall insufficient" progress in the fight against corruption in judicial and political circles.

Austria

Austria did not act on warning gunman tried to buy bullets in Slovakia

Four people were killed in the shooting rampage in Vienna on Monday.

Austria

Austria begins reopening after 'very early and very harsh' lockdown

Austria's early intervention allowed it to begin lifting lockdown restrictions earlier than other European countries, it's been claimed.

Austria

Austria's Kurz condemns online abuse against Bosnian-born minister

Hate speech is "an obnoxious phenomenon of our time" and "has no place" in Austria, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Twitter.

Austria

Mix-up sees soap opera subtitles appear as Austria government sworn in

Public broadcaster left red-faced after captions mistake.

Austria

Austria's new coalition wants 'pioneering role' against climate change

Austria's conservatives announced a new coalition government with the Greens.

Austria

Who will Austria's Sebastian Kurz choose as coalition partner?

Austria's Sebastian Kurz's People party has come first in Sunday's poll, but now the leader must choose a coalition partner. Who will he pick?

Europe Decoded

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

Austria

Ten things to know about Sunday's snap general election in Austria

Ten things to know about Sunday's snap general election in Austria

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?

Europe News

Ibiza-gate: The story behind Austria's political hurricane

Ibiza-gate - Austria's political hurricane. Inside the country's move to early elections

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.

Austria

#FiftyShadesOfKurz: Sebastian Kurz biography mocked for fawning prose

The official biography has been compared to the erotic novel "Fifty Shades of Grey"

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.

World

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.

Austria

Austrian Chancellor Kurz ousted in no-confidence vote

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has lost a no-confidence motion, forcing his government from office in the wake of the Russian influence scandal.