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 As Austria's third new government in two months takes office, The Local spoke to experts about what one of them described as 'the Italianization of Austrian politics' to find out how we got here and what to expect next. https://www.thelocal.at/20211206/analysis-how-did-austrian-politics-get-so-chaotic Mon, 06 Dec 2021 14:46:50 +0100 analysis-how-did-austrian-politics-get-so-chaotic The development of the Covid-19 situation in Austria in the past few weeks has been dramatic, with numbers of patients in intensive care rising rapidly and authorities now bringing in measures they had previously ruled out. https://www.thelocal.at/20211118/how-did-we-get-here-why-austria-is-bringing-in-lockdowns-again Thu, 18 Nov 2021 16:00:00 +0100 how-did-we-get-here-why-austria-is-bringing-in-lockdowns-again Austria has taken the unprecedented step of putting its unvaccinated population under lockdown. If this isn't enough to curb the fourth wave of Covid-19, what next? The Local takes a look at the measures being discussed. https://www.thelocal.at/20211117/after-locking-down-the-unvaccinated-what-next-for-austrias-covid-measures Wed, 17 Nov 2021 17:37:10 +0100 after-locking-down-the-unvaccinated-what-next-for-austrias-covid-measures Austria's decision to put its 1.6 million unvaccinated residents under lockdown has grabbed the attention of the world, but how are people in the country reacting to the measure -- particularly those directly affected? https://www.thelocal.at/20211116/how-are-austrians-reacting-to-the-tight-restrictions-on-unvaccinated-people Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:03:55 +0100 how-are-austrians-reacting-to-the-tight-restrictions-on-unvaccinated-people The corruption scandal that recently forced Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz to leave his post has exposed the 'open secret' of unhealthy ties between politicians, polling companies and the media, with critics renewing calls for reform. https://www.thelocal.at/20211022/austria-sebastian-kurz-corruption-press-freedom-polling Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:31:05 +0200 austria-sebastian-kurz-corruption-press-freedom-polling With compulsory testing scrapped, Austria is placing its hopes for ending the country's third lockdown on so-called "entry tests" but is it the right way forward? Austrian journalist Stefan Haderer analyses the strategy's effectiveness. https://www.thelocal.at/20210111/testing-strategy-is-austria-betting-on-the-wrong-horse Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:57:48 +0100 testing-strategy-is-austria-betting-on-the-wrong-horse It's been four years since the polemic Brexit referendum and now the inevitable moment is upon us. So how have Brits living in Europe come to terms with leaving the EU? Graham Keeley finds out. https://www.thelocal.at/20201228/analysis-fear-and-loathing-in-brexit Mon, 28 Dec 2020 10:31:03 +0100 analysis-fear-and-loathing-in-brexit From January 1st 2021, Britons can no longer take advantage of the EU's right to freedom of movement, which means lost job opportunities, complications, visas, house sales and health issues as these Britons living in Europe testify. https://www.thelocal.at/20201225/landlocked-end-of-freedom-of-movement-complicates-lives-for-brits-in-europe Fri, 25 Dec 2020 09:32:10 +0100 landlocked-end-of-freedom-of-movement-complicates-lives-for-brits-in-europe Until the deadly shooting in the heart of the Austrian capital Vienna on Monday night, the country had in recent decades been spared the shock and mayhem wreaked by major terrorist attacks -- but experts say the horrific events shouldn't have come as a surprise. https://www.thelocal.at/20201104/vienna-attack-was-only-a-matter-of-time Wed, 04 Nov 2020 11:50:07 +0100 vienna-attack-was-only-a-matter-of-time As Austria deals with the aftermath of a terror attack on the eve of its lockdown, Stefan Haderer spoke to witnesses in Vienna, and examined what the impact will be on a country that has largely been spared the kind of attacks that have taken place elsewhere. https://www.thelocal.at/20201103/there-were-injured-people-lying-outside-our-window-vienna-reels-after-terror-attack Tue, 03 Nov 2020 16:05:56 +0100 there-were-injured-people-lying-outside-our-window-vienna-reels-after-terror-attack As the Covid-19 pandemic makes a resurgence our journalists around Europe explain the state of play in their country, the measures being in put in place and the mood of the public as concerns of further restrictions and lockdowns grow. https://www.thelocal.at/20200925/around-europe-how-countries-are-battling-to-prevent-a-second-wave-of-covid-19 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 10:45:34 +0200 around-europe-how-countries-are-battling-to-prevent-a-second-wave-of-covid-19 Living far away from family in these troubling times forces us to face unique challenges. But you are not alone, writes The Local's founder Paul Rapacioli. https://www.thelocal.at/20200319/you-are-not-alone-living-abroad-in-the-time-of-corona Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:38:53 +0100 you-are-not-alone-living-abroad-in-the-time-of-corona What will happen to reciprocal arrangements between EU countries and the UK when Brits abroad are reduced to an afterthought? Laura Shields of the Liberal Democrats examines the issues faced by anxious Britons. https://www.thelocal.at/20170215/opinion-brexit-and-brits-in-the-eu-bargaining-chip-or-afterthought Wed, 15 Feb 2017 10:47:28 +0100 opinion-brexit-and-brits-in-the-eu-bargaining-chip-or-afterthought