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's conservative chancellor Karl Nehammer said on Saturday he would step down as chancellor in the 'coming days' after breaking off coalition talks with the Social Democrats. https://www.thelocal.at/20250104/breaking-austrias-chancellor-says-will-step-down-in-coming-days Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:12:05 +0100 breaking-austrias-chancellor-says-will-step-down-in-coming-days A report that a Nazi song was sung at the funeral of a far-right ex-official in Austria caused outrage on Saturday, on the eve of national elections, for which the far right leads opinion polls. https://www.thelocal.at/20240929/nazi-song-at-far-right-funeral-causes-outrage-in-austria-on-eve-of-vote Sun, 29 Sep 2024 11:17:37 +0200 nazi-song-at-far-right-funeral-causes-outrage-in-austria-on-eve-of-vote It's been promised before, but now the UK government says it will act to ensure that British citizens living abroad do not lose their right to vote in the UK even if they have been abroad for over 15 years. Here's what we know about the proposals. https://www.thelocal.at/20210527/what-does-the-uk-governments-pledge-of-votes-for-life-mean-for-brits-living-abroad Thu, 27 May 2021 18:59:05 +0200 what-does-the-uk-governments-pledge-of-votes-for-life-mean-for-brits-living-abroad Austria's first Conservative-Green coalition government plans to become a European 'forerunner' in climate protection. But is it worth the gamble? https://www.thelocal.at/20200103/how-austria-plans-to-become-carbon-neutral-by-2040 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 12:02:06 +0100 how-austria-plans-to-become-carbon-neutral-by-2040 Boris Johnson's resounding victory means nothing will stop Brexit now, writes columnist John Lichfield. But it's still the biggest blunder the UK has ever made and will leave the hundreds of thousands of Brits across Europe feeling like foreigners on February 1st. https://www.thelocal.at/20191213/opinion-nothing-can-stop-brexit-now Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:40:22 +0100 opinion-nothing-can-stop-brexit-now Britons in Europe were on Friday having to get used to the idea that "Brexit was happening and nothing was going to stop it now". But they were also urged to look at the positive aspect of the UK election result. https://www.thelocal.at/20191213/brexit-britons-in-europe-urged-to-look-on-bright-side-of-devastating-uk-election-result Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:02:05 +0100 brexit-britons-in-europe-urged-to-look-on-bright-side-of-devastating-uk-election-result Sebastian Kurz took one step closer to forming a government following the September election after entering exclusive coalition talks with the Green party. https://www.thelocal.at/20191111/austrias-conservatives-and-greens-enter-coalition-talks Mon, 11 Nov 2019 18:07:06 +0100 austrias-conservatives-and-greens-enter-coalition-talks Relatively unscathed by the 'Ibiza-gate' scandal that brought down its government in May, Austria's far right hopes for a second chance in national elections next month. https://www.thelocal.at/20190829/could-austrias-far-right-make-a-comeback-in-the-elections Thu, 29 Aug 2019 10:57:01 +0200 could-austrias-far-right-make-a-comeback-in-the-elections The date for early elections triggered by the so-called "Ibiza-gate" scandal which brought down Austria's government has been fixed for September 29, following a decision by a parliamentary commission Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20190612/austria-set-for-early-elections-on-september-29 Wed, 12 Jun 2019 13:05:09 +0200 austria-set-for-early-elections-on-september-29 The election trail has already begun to heat up in Austria a day after Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was removed by a no-confidence vote, the first such one for a post-war leader. https://www.thelocal.at/20190528/fierce-campaign-ahead-for-austria-after-sebastian-kurz-ousted Tue, 28 May 2019 18:25:44 +0200 fierce-campaign-ahead-for-austria-after-sebastian-kurz-ousted Austria's political "wunderkind" Sebastian Kurz, 31, said Thursday he hopes to form a coalition with the far right before Christmas, with media speculating a deal could be done this weekend. https://www.thelocal.at/20171214/sebastian-kurz-says-his-coalition-with-the-far-right-will-be-wrapped-up-by-christmas Thu, 14 Dec 2017 12:21:31 +0100 sebastian-kurz-says-his-coalition-with-the-far-right-will-be-wrapped-up-by-christmas Austria's far-right Freedom Party raised eyebrows in parliament on Thursday by ditching their usual blue cornflowers, a symbol associated by many with Nazism despite the party's strenuous denials. https://www.thelocal.at/20171109/austrian-far-right-ditches-nazi-flower-for-edelweiss Thu, 09 Nov 2017 18:01:51 +0100 austrian-far-right-ditches-nazi-flower-for-edelweiss Austria's far-right FPÖ party on Tuesday agreed to enter talks on forming a coalition government with incoming chancellor Sebastian Kurz, offering a fresh boost to populist parties in Europe. https://www.thelocal.at/20171024/breaking-kurz-coalition-strache-freedom-party Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:48:54 +0200 breaking-kurz-coalition-strache-freedom-party Austria's president on Friday tasked election-winner Sebastian Kurz with forming a government, putting the 31-year-old conservative on course to become the world's youngest leader. https://www.thelocal.at/20171020/president-gives-kurz-the-job-of-forming-a-new-austrian-government Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:22:04 +0200 president-gives-kurz-the-job-of-forming-a-new-austrian-government Austria's far-right Freedom Party said on Wednesday it wants the top job in the interior ministry in exchange for entering a coalition with election winner Sebastian Kurz. https://www.thelocal.at/20171018/austrian-far-right-demands-control-of-interior-ministry Wed, 18 Oct 2017 17:50:27 +0200 austrian-far-right-demands-control-of-interior-ministry Austria's election winner Sebastian Kurz, who may form a coalition with the far-right, vowed "zero tolerance" on anti-Semitism in any future government, in an interview published in Israel on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20171017/jewish-group-warns-of-possible-anti-semitic-influence-if-freedom-party-shares-power Tue, 17 Oct 2017 22:23:24 +0200 jewish-group-warns-of-possible-anti-semitic-influence-if-freedom-party-shares-power Austria's election winner Sebastian Kurz, who may form a coalition with a far-right party ambivalent about the European Union, said on Tuesday that Austria would play an "active" role in the bloc. https://www.thelocal.at/20171017/election-winner-kurz-says-austria-must-play-an-important-role-in-the-eu Tue, 17 Oct 2017 21:48:54 +0200 election-winner-kurz-says-austria-must-play-an-important-role-in-the-eu Austria's far-right looked set on Monday to return to power in a coalition with conservative "whizz-kid" Sebastian Kurz, the world's youngest leader-in-waiting, in a fresh triumph for European populists. https://www.thelocal.at/20171016/sebastian-kurz-promises-great-change-as-austria-turns-to-the-right Mon, 16 Oct 2017 12:50:18 +0200 sebastian-kurz-promises-great-change-as-austria-turns-to-the-right Austria voted in a snap election on Sunday. Look back through The Local's blow-by-blow account here. https://www.thelocal.at/20171015/live-austria-goes-to-the-polls-with-whizz-kid-kurz-predicted-to-win Sun, 15 Oct 2017 19:00:00 +0200 live-austria-goes-to-the-polls-with-whizz-kid-kurz-predicted-to-win "Whizz-kid", "Basti Fantasti", "Messiah" are just some of the monikers given to Austrian conservative Sebastian Kurz, Europe's youngest leader in waiting. https://www.thelocal.at/20171015/sebastian-kurz-europes-youngest-leader-in-waiting Sun, 15 Oct 2017 23:36:14 +0200 sebastian-kurz-europes-youngest-leader-in-waiting