Austria to get first female chancellor to lead caretaker Cabinet
Top court justice Brigitte Bierlein was named Austria’s first female chancellor Thursday, tasked with forming a caretaker government until September’s snap election. Austrian President Alexander Van...
View ArticleAustria’s Sebastian Kurz surges ahead in polls
Sebastian Kurz may have just lost a vote of confidence, but new polls show he could ultimately end up Austria’s chancellor again. A survey conducted for Austria’s Krone newspaper showed Kurz’s...
View ArticleAustria moves to ban glyphosate this year
Austria is heading toward a likely ban of glyphosate this year after the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) backed the Social Democrats’ drive to end usage of the controversial weedkiller. “There are enough...
View ArticleAustria’s Strache turns down European Parliament seat
Former Austrian Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache said he would not take up the seat he won in May’s European Parliament election, explaining that his “personal preference was never Brussels.” “A...
View ArticleAustrian parliament votes to ban smoking in bars and restaurants
Lawmakers in the Austrian parliament Tuesday voted to ban smoking inside bars and restaurants following years of negotiations. The far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) was the only party to oppose the ban....
View ArticleGerman conservative leader warns of ‘crisis’ if von der Leyen doesn’t win
BERLIN — Europe could descend into a “constitutional crisis” if the European Parliament doesn’t back the European Council’s choice of Ursula von der Leyen as Commission boss, German conservative leader...
View ArticleAustria to nominate Johannes Hahn to stay at Commission
Austria’s interim Chancellor Brigitte Bierlein will put forward Johannes Hahn to stay as the country’s representative in the next European Commission. Bierlein said in a statement Thursday that,...
View ArticleParty of ex-Chancellor Kurz wins Austrian election
VIENNA — The party of former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz won Austria’s snap election Sunday, paving the way for his return as the country’s leader. As widely expected, Kurz’s center-right Austrian...
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Sebastian Kurz spoilt for choice of coalition partners after election win
VIENNA — Sebastian Kurz is back, that much is clear. His Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) scored a slightly higher than expected 37.1 percent in Sunday’s snap election, according to preliminary results,...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
First published in Der Standard, Austria, September 30, 2019 | By Oliver Schopf First published on POLITICO.com, U.S., September 30, 2019 | By Matt Wuerker First published in The Economist, U.K.,...
View Article2019: The year in figures and charts
Who needs Netflix when you’ve got real-life politics? In 2019, two political sagas that took up much of our time last year continued into yet another season: Britain’s crusade to leave the European...
View ArticleSebastian Kurz to return as Austrian chancellor after conservatives, Greens...
Austria’s conservative People’s Party (ÖVP) and the Green Party struck a coalition agreement on Wednesday, with Sebastian Kurz set to become the country’s chancellor again. “It was possible to combine...
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Sebastian Kurz’s last chance
VIENNA — Sebastian Kurz better hope the third time’s the charm. Austria’s past and future leader appeared triumphant this week, presenting his party’s 326-page coalition deal with the Greens Thursday...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
First published on POLITICO.eu, Belgium, January 4, 2020 | By Rytis Daukantas First published in Counterpoint, U.S., December 30, 2019 | By Kal First published on Caglecartoons.com, The...
View ArticleAustrian Greens back coalition with Kurz’s conservatives
Austria’s Greens on Saturday overwhelmingly backed forming a national government with Sebastian Kurz’s conservatives, the first such alliance between the two parties in the country’s history. The vote...
View ArticleSebastian Kurz aims to ‘protect young girls’ from effects of immigration with...
Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said it is the government’s duty to “protect young girls” from the harmful side-effects of immigration, defending his pledge to ban headscarves in schools for girls...
View ArticleAustria to close border to arrivals from Italy over coronavirus
Austria will bar people arriving from Italy from entering unless they can show a clean bill of health in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said Tuesday. The measure...
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The Austrian ski town that spread coronavirus across the Continent
A popular ditty among the Alpine party-set celebrates the Tyrolean village of Ischgl as a “white winter’s dream.” For recent visitors, the town has become something more akin to a prolonged nightmare....
View ArticleAustria seeks to be first EU country to lift lockdown measures after Easter
Austria will enact a gradual easing of its coronavirus lockdown measures next week, which would make it the first EU country to take steps toward normalization, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced...
View ArticleAustrian president apologizes after breaking coronavirus curfew
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen apologized Sunday after he and his wife were caught by police breaking curfew rules at a restaurant. The country has mandated that restaurants and bars shut...
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