Austria ‘wants to restrict asylum seekers’ access to the health system’, media says
Coalition negotiators from Austria’s hard-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) and centre-right People’s Party (ÖVP) have proposed restricting healthcare benefits for…
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Austria set to leave EU Sky Shield defence programme under new government
Austrian coalition negotiators have indicated the country would leave the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) once the new right-wing government takes office.
FPÖ bigwig starts firestorm with call for abolishing EU censorship law
Petra Steger, a leading MEP for the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), has provoked an EU firestorm about censorship and freedom of speech with her calls to abolish…
Austrian coalition negotiators send Brussels their planned budget cuts to avert deficit procedure
Representatives of Austria's emerging right-wing coalition government have sent a letter to the European Commission outlining measures they will take to reduce the…
Protests erupt in Austria as right-wing coalition talks begin
In Vienna, Austria, talks between the right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the Conservative People's Party (ÖVP) on forming a government coalition have officially…
Austrian President tasks FPÖ leader with forming government
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has tasked the leader of the Freedom Party (FPÖ) with forming a coalition government after a bid to assemble one without…
‘Cordon sanitaire’ breaks amid Austrian governmental crisis
The Austrian governmental crisis following Chancellor Karl Nehammer's resignation has ended the cordon sanitaire imposed on the winning Freedom Party of Austria…
Austrian voters sick of fakery, they want Kickl, the real thing
In 2023, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer appeared before a raucous crowd in a beer tent, proudly chugging a beer in one go.
Austrian coalition talks collapse after Liberal Neos party withdraws
Three-party talks between Conservatives, Social Democrats and Liberals to form an Austrian government coalition have collapsed after almost three months.
Vienna to keep plaque commemorating Stalin
A plaque on a house in Vienna’s 12th district commemorating Soviet dictator Josef Stalin will not be removed for the time being, the local council has announced.
Austrian state coalition plans to ban ‘gender-inclusive language’ in government
In the Austrian State of Styria, the right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ) has said it planned to ban civil servants in Styria from using "gender-inclusive language".
Austrian parliament waives immunity of FPÖ leader Kickl over perjury allegation
The lower house of Austria's parliament voted to lift the parliamentary immunity of Herbert Kickl, leader of the right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ).
Austrian Chancellor praises X’s ‘contribution to freedom of speech’
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has publicly stated his appreciation for X, the social media platform owned by US tech billionaire Elon Musk.
Vienna police ban anti-government protest but allow left-wingers’ demonstration
Police in Vienna have come under fire for banning a right-wing demonstration against the likely centrist government coalition.
Austria’s right-wing FPÖ scores landslide win as dismay over planned hard-left coalition grows
Austria’s right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ) has scored a victory in the regional elections in Styria, one of the country's biggest federal states.
Three-party ‘losers coalition’ takes shape in Austria
Three Austrian political parties may soon form a ruling coalition aimed at keeping the election's winner, the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), out of power.
Austrian Air Force grounded for days as flight controllers take time off
The Austrian military was rendered unable to monitor and protect the country’s airspace because its Air Force’s flight controllers had taken time off in lieu…
Austrian parliament urged to lift immunity for FPÖ leader Kickl over perjury allegation
The Austrian Central Prosecutors' Office for Economic Crimes and Corruption (WKStA) has asked the country's parliament to lift the immunity of the MP Herbert Kickl,…
Half of Austrian companies consider leaving as competitiveness nosedives
More than half of Austria’s bigger companies are said to be considering moving their business abroad, according to a new study
Austria’s president asks election losers to form government, hopes to isolate winning FPÖ
Austria looks set for a coalition government of Conservatives and Socialists, even though both parties scored relatively poorly in the general election.
FPÖ furious after Austrian president ignores party’s election win
Austria’s Freedom Party (FPÖ) has criticised the country’s President Alexander van der Bellen over his decision not to give the party the mandate to form a…
FPÖ wins big in Austrian elections – but “kingmaker” Conservatives lean towards the left
The FPÖ scored a better-than-expected result in Austria's September 29 elections, winning the ballot with around 29 per cent of the vote, a 13 percentage-point…
Austria’s ÖVP ‘accidentally’ votes to abolish biological sex definition under federal law
The Conservative Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) has said it inadvertently voted into force a change of a federal law that has replaced the definition of biological…
Leaked letter reveals infighting at top of Austria’s Social Democratic Party
Less than four weeks before the general election on September 29, Austria’s Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) is in crisis mode.
Austria’s FPÖ vows to curb migration, abolish ‘green taxes’ upon election win
FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl presented the programme at an event in Vienna under the headline: Fortress Austria. Fortress of Freedom.
Immigrants and crime bleed socialism out of ‘Red Vienna’
There are few cities in the world more associated with socialism than Vienna -- or “Red Vienna,” as it has been called by socialists and non-socialists alike.
Austria’s Last Generation to dissolve over ‘fossil ignorance’
The Austrian climate activists organisation Last Generation has announced it will disband over a lack of success.
Austria’s Freedom Party sues EPP’s Weber over ‘Russian financing’ allegation
The Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) has filed a civil suit for defamation against Manfred Weber, President of the European People’s Party (EPP).
Orban’s Patriots for Europe alliance gains traction in European Parliament
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's new right-wing group in the European Parliament, Patriots for Europe, is in talks with a number of new potential members…
Austria: FPÖ tops EP elections with ‘Stop the EU madness’ campaign
The Eurosceptic Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) has topped the country's European Elections after it ran under the slogan "Stop the EU Madness".