The Local Austria https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Austria declares ban on gay adoption illegal Austria’s highest court has lifted a ban on same sex couples adopting children, the court’s president Gerhart Holzinger announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20150114/austria-lifts-ban-on-same-sex-adoption Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:22:00 +0100 austria-lifts-ban-on-same-sex-adoption Austrian blind couple told they can't adopt A blind Austrian couple who have been fighting for years for the right to adopt a blind child have been told by Austria’s high court that it has no jurisdiction in their case. https://www.thelocal.at/20140910/austrian-blind-couple-told-they-cant-adopt Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:39:08 +0200 austrian-blind-couple-told-they-cant-adopt