Europe Austria Thousands of people took to the streets across Austria on Friday to protest against right-wing extremism and racism, inspired by similar demonstrations in neighbouring Germany
Europe Austria A political party born as a joke, the Beer Party, has announced that it will participate in this year's parliamentary elections, stating that it could make "a positive contribution in Parliament"
Europe Austria Ahead of federal elections later this year in which the far-right is expected to do well, President Alexander Van der Bellen in his New Year's message encouraged people to engage more with those who have different viewpoints
Europe Austria Gaston Glock, the Austrian engineer who invented the famous pistol that bears his name, has died at the age of 94; the Glock company said in a statement that its founder's life's work 'will continue in his spirit'
Europe Austria Centre-left party SPÖ wants to suspend the price of carbon dioxide emissions to soften the blow of high inflation; 'we demand that the CO2 tax be suspended until energy prices are reduced to a reasonable level,' said Kucher, head of parliamentary group
Europe Austria The country wants to end the suspension of aid to the Palestinians, announced two days after the deadly attack by Hamas militants on Israel, as a review found no indication that the funds were used to finance or promote terrorism
Europe Austria Starting tomorrow, 1 December 2023, Austrians will be able to apply for the new generation of passport in almost 900 municipalities and district administrations, which is expected to become one of the most modern and secure in the world
Europe Austria Austria reached the top ten of the world's most visited international destinations in 2022, according to a recent report by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation
Europe Austria The country is planning deportations of illegal immigrants after signing a 'migration and security agreement' with the UK to work on a programme to deport asylum seekers to a third country such as Rwanda
Europe Austria A historic proposal by the Austrian Ministry of Justice envisages budgeting €33 million to financially compensate homosexuals persecuted or convicted under a discriminatory law; critics say the sum offered is not enough
Europe Austria The 8th annual Vienna Migration Conference brought together key stakeholders from the world of migration policy, discussing how to facilitate safe and legal migration and protect migrants' rights at borders
Europe Austria Work has begun to turn Adolf Hitler's birthplace in Austria into a police station by 2026, a project intended to make it unattractive as a place of pilgrimage for people who glorify the Nazi dictator
Europe Austria Intention to begin restricting free movement into the country at borders with Italy has been announced by Austrian Chancellor in what may be considered a new blow to the EU's visa-free Schengen zone