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 Germany partially closed its borders with the Czech Republic and Austria's Tyrol on Sunday over a troubling surge in coronavirus mutations, drawing a swift rebuke from the European Union. https://www.thelocal.at/20210214/germany-imposes-controls-on-czech-and-austrian-border Sun, 14 Feb 2021 11:57:02 +0100 germany-imposes-controls-on-czech-and-austrian-border Arrivals from Austria will have to quarantine or provide a fresh negative coronavirus test from Monday. https://www.thelocal.at/20201106/coronavirus-austria-classified-high-risk-by-slovenia-amid-rising-infection-rates Fri, 06 Nov 2020 16:13:40 +0100 coronavirus-austria-classified-high-risk-by-slovenia-amid-rising-infection-rates Long lines of cars snaked along Austria's frontier with Slovakia Thursday after it lifted coronavirus-related border controls but motorists found they still faced lengthy checks on the Slovakian side. https://www.thelocal.at/20200606/hopeful-travellers-face-hurdles-as-austrias-borders-reopen Sat, 06 Jun 2020 08:37:45 +0200 hopeful-travellers-face-hurdles-as-austrias-borders-reopen Austria's government warned Tuesday it could "take measures to protect" its borders after Germany planned restrictions on the entry of migrants as part of a deal to avert a political crisis in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.at/20180703/austria-announces-plan-to-protect-border-after-controversial-german-migrant Tue, 03 Jul 2018 11:21:09 +0200 austria-announces-plan-to-protect-border-after-controversial-german-migrant Austria has sought to dampen a row with neighbour Italy after it prompted outrage from Rome by threatening to send troops to the border to stop migrants entering. https://www.thelocal.at/20170706/no-need-for-border-controls-with-italy-says-austria Thu, 06 Jul 2017 09:20:34 +0200 no-need-for-border-controls-with-italy-says-austria Austrian ministers said on Thursday that they want to change the rules governing Europe's passport-free Schengen zone so they can extend border controls that expire later this year. https://www.thelocal.at/20170504/austria-pushes-eu-to-make-it-easier-to Thu, 04 May 2017 17:39:38 +0200 austria-pushes-eu-to-make-it-easier-to Germany could lift temporary border controls brought in last year to help stem the migrant flow by mid-May if the number of arrivals continues to dwindle, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20160406/germany-may-lift-border-controls Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:51:37 +0200 germany-may-lift-border-controls Greece said on Thursday it was recalling its ambassador in Vienna for consultations, in an ongoing spat with Austria over the handling of Europe's migration crisis. https://www.thelocal.at/20160225/furious-greece-pulls-envoy-out-of-austria-over-refugee-row Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:36:26 +0100 furious-greece-pulls-envoy-out-of-austria-over-refugee-row Austria announced on Tuesday it would step up controls along its southern borders, edging closer to Eastern countries in their defiance of Germany's push for a European solution to the migrant crisis. https://www.thelocal.at/20160216/austria-to-step-up-border-controls-with-italy Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:54:01 +0100 austria-to-step-up-border-controls-with-italy Updated: Chancellor Angela Merkel joined others in condemning the proposal by a police union chief on Sunday that Germany build a fence to block off its border with Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20151019/police-chief-faces-heat-for-call-to-build-border-fence Mon, 19 Oct 2015 13:42:31 +0200 police-chief-faces-heat-for-call-to-build-border-fence Austria’s Vice Chancellor Reinhold Mitterlehner (ÖVP) has acknowledged that the number of refugees travelling through Austria into Germany presents “a substantial problem” and that the reintroduction of border controls might be something to consider. https://www.thelocal.at/20140909/call-to-bring-back-austrian-border-controls Tue, 09 Sep 2014 18:27:00 +0200 call-to-bring-back-austrian-border-controls