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 has dropped in Transparency International's 'Corruption Perceptions Index', slipping to the 22nd spot. But is there corruption in the Alpine Republic? https://www.thelocal.at/20230201/reforms-needed-urgently-is-austria-becoming-more-corrupt Wed, 01 Feb 2023 15:33:21 +0100 reforms-needed-urgently-is-austria-becoming-more-corrupt The future of Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in office would be "unimaginable" if he were convicted of corruption, the Vice Chancellor and leader of the Greens Werner Kogler said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.at/20210606/unimaginable-for-kurz-to-continue-as-austrias-leader-if-convicted-says-vice-chancellor Sun, 06 Jun 2021 16:30:27 +0200 unimaginable-for-kurz-to-continue-as-austrias-leader-if-convicted-says-vice-chancellor Austrian prosecutors and judges hit back Wednesday at criticism of the justice system by Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, days after one of his ministers had his house searched as part of a corruption probe. https://www.thelocal.at/20210218/austrian-officials-fire-back-after-kurz-criticism Thu, 18 Feb 2021 10:50:06 +0100 austrian-officials-fire-back-after-kurz-criticism The house of one of the ministers closest to Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was searched Thursday as part of a probe into possible party financing offences, prosecutors said. https://www.thelocal.at/20210212/austrian-ministers-home-searched-in-corruption-probe Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:07:34 +0100 austrian-ministers-home-searched-in-corruption-probe Airbus CEO Tom Enders warned on Friday that the aircraft manufacturer could face "significant penalties" relating to ongoing corruption probes including one into the sale of fighter jets to Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20171007/airbus-chief-warns-of-significant-penalties-from-bribery-probes Sat, 07 Oct 2017 14:29:22 +0200 airbus-chief-warns-of-significant-penalties-from-bribery-probes Former Romanian MEP Adrian Severin was set to go to prison Wednesday after an appeal against a three-year sentence for corruption failed and he was given four years instead. https://www.thelocal.at/20161116/corrupt-romanian-politicians-appeal-denied Wed, 16 Nov 2016 21:55:15 +0100 corrupt-romanian-politicians-appeal-denied Austria was one of just seven countries surveyed by Transparency International to have regulations on lobbyists’ impact in politics, but still fell short in reining in undue influence. https://www.thelocal.at/20150415/austria-still-must-control-revolving-door-of-lobbying Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:56:28 +0200 austria-still-must-control-revolving-door-of-lobbying Austria has improved slightly in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index released on Wednesday, moving from 26th up to 23rd place in the rankings. https://www.thelocal.at/20141203/austria-lagging-but-improving-in-transparency Wed, 03 Dec 2014 10:43:00 +0100 austria-lagging-but-improving-in-transparency A new report launched Monday by the Legatum Institute finds that 61.3 percent of Austrians believe that business and government in the country are corrupt. https://www.thelocal.at/20141103/61-percent-of-austrians-believe-government-is-corrupt Mon, 03 Nov 2014 13:50:00 +0100 61-percent-of-austrians-believe-government-is-corrupt Former Austrian politician Karl-Heinz Grasser has appeared in court today as the plaintiff at the civil trial against his former tax consultant and the agency Deloitte. https://www.thelocal.at/20141020/grasser-appears-in-court-to-sue-tax-advisor Mon, 20 Oct 2014 16:51:00 +0200 grasser-appears-in-court-to-sue-tax-advisor Former Austrian interior minister and European Parliament ex-lawmaker Ernst Strasser lost Monday a final appeal against a jail term for offering to change legislation in Brussels in exchange for money, according to Agence France-Presse. https://www.thelocal.at/20141013/austrian-ex-mep-loses-appeal-over-jail-term-for-corruption Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:10:00 +0200 austrian-ex-mep-loses-appeal-over-jail-term-for-corruption A Vienna court ruled on Friday that two former directors should serve jail terms for their role in a conspiracy to bribe foreign officials to secure business to print bank notes for two countries, reported Bloomberg. https://www.thelocal.at/20141006/banknote-printer-bribe-executives-face-jail-time Mon, 06 Oct 2014 12:09:00 +0200 banknote-printer-bribe-executives-face-jail-time Former Austrian politician Karl-Heinz Grasser has been widely criticized in the press after failing to appear as a witness at his own civil trial against his former tax consultant and the agency Deloitte. https://www.thelocal.at/20140722/grasser-the-former-golden-boy-who-fell-from-grace Tue, 22 Jul 2014 12:32:00 +0200 grasser-the-former-golden-boy-who-fell-from-grace Photos have emerged of the former finance minister Karl-Heinz Grasser in swimwear on a boat off the island of Capri - despite the fact that he is said to be ill with pneumonia and has postponed a court hearing into his unpaid taxes. https://www.thelocal.at/20140715/call-for-pre-trial-detention-for-grasser Tue, 15 Jul 2014 13:49:00 +0200 call-for-pre-trial-detention-for-grasser Former finance minister Karl-Heinz Grasser is suing his former tax advisor, saying he gave him bad advice. A court hearing next week into his unpaid taxes has been postponed due to illness. https://www.thelocal.at/20140711/grasser-sues-former-tax-advisor Fri, 11 Jul 2014 13:18:00 +0200 grasser-sues-former-tax-advisor Austria's Public Prosecutor's Office against Corruption has completed its work in the so-called Buwog corruption affair after five years of investigations. https://www.thelocal.at/20140709/ex-finance-minister-expected-to-be-sued-in-buwog-affair Wed, 09 Jul 2014 12:39:00 +0200 ex-finance-minister-expected-to-be-sued-in-buwog-affair