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 German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday brushed off concerns about a landmark EU-Turkey deal designed to stem the flow of migrants to Europe after critical comments by her Turkish counterpart. https://www.thelocal.at/20160525/turkey-deal-on-track-as-austria-prepares-for-more-migrants Wed, 25 May 2016 19:43:30 +0200 turkey-deal-on-track-as-austria-prepares-for-more-migrants Austria said Friday it would no longer seek to resume controversial checks on its frontier with Italy after tougher measures by Rome have led to a huge drop in migrant numbers. https://www.thelocal.at/20160513/austria-backs-down-on-brenner-pass-border-checks Fri, 13 May 2016 20:14:35 +0200 austria-backs-down-on-brenner-pass-border-checks Several hundred young protesters clashed with Italian anti-riot police Saturday near the Austrian-Italian border during a demonstration against Vienna's proposed anti-migrant measures. https://www.thelocal.at/20160507/hundreds-protest-again-at-brenner-pass-checks Sun, 08 May 2016 01:43:04 +0200 hundreds-protest-again-at-brenner-pass-checks Italy told Austria Thursday it would prove Vienna was "wasting money" on anti-migrant measures and closing the border between the two countries would be "an enormous mistake". https://www.thelocal.at/20160428/italy-border-plans-an-enormous-mistake Thu, 28 Apr 2016 23:12:26 +0200 italy-border-plans-an-enormous-mistake Hundreds of Italian demonstrators on Sunday faced off with similar numbers of Austrian police at the border between the two countries in the latest sign of tensions arising from Europe's migrant crisis. https://www.thelocal.at/20160424/demonstrators-face-pepper-spray-over-brenner-pass Sun, 24 Apr 2016 21:13:27 +0200 demonstrators-face-pepper-spray-over-brenner-pass Austria will reintroduce controls along its border with Italy unless the migrant flow through the area is drastically reduced, Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz warned in an interview published on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20160420/austria-says-border-controls-needed-to-stem-migrant-flow-via-italy Wed, 20 Apr 2016 14:54:15 +0200 austria-says-border-controls-needed-to-stem-migrant-flow-via-italy