The Local Austria 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 Tight race likely to upset Austrian power Austria's presidential ballot on Sunday is expected to highlight the decline in the country's two traditional parties, which for the first time since 1945 look unlikely to produce a winning candidate. https://www.thelocal.at/20160422/tight-race-likely-to-upset-austrian-power Fri, 22 Apr 2016 20:46:16 +0200 tight-race-likely-to-upset-austrian-power Abdullah and Fischer meet over Syria Vienna and Amman believe it is too early to expect a speedy political transition in war-torn Syria, Austrian President Heinz Fischer said Wednesday after meeting King Abdullah II. https://www.thelocal.at/20151118/king-abdullah-and-president-fischer-meet-over-syria Wed, 18 Nov 2015 21:26:31 +0100 king-abdullah-and-president-fischer-meet-over-syria Profile: Austrian President Heinz Fischer With the celebration Tuesday of his tenth year in office, The Local's Austrian of the Week is President Heinz Fischer. He was honoured for the occasion with a ceremony in the Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna. https://www.thelocal.at/20140708/profile-austrian-president-heinz-fischer Tue, 08 Jul 2014 20:01:00 +0200 profile-austrian-president-heinz-fischer Fischer defends Putin's Austrian visit President Heinz Fischer defended Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Vienna at the end of June as well as the planned South Stream gas pipeline. https://www.thelocal.at/20140706/fischer-defends-putins-austrian-visit Sun, 06 Jul 2014 16:17:00 +0200 fischer-defends-putins-austrian-visit Fischer seeks fast tax reform decision President Heinz Fischer wants the government to achieve a fast agreement on when a tax reform should take place. https://www.thelocal.at/20140704/fischer-seeks-fast-tax-reform-decision Fri, 04 Jul 2014 11:56:00 +0200 fischer-seeks-fast-tax-reform-decision Fischer celebrates ten years in office Austrian President Heinz Fischer will celebrate ten years in office next Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20140702/president-fischer-celebrates-ten-years-in-office Wed, 02 Jul 2014 13:17:00 +0200 president-fischer-celebrates-ten-years-in-office President Fischer visits Latvia President Heinz Fischer continues his three day visit to Estonia and Latvia on Tuesday with a visit to the Latvian capital Riga. https://www.thelocal.at/20140701/president-fischer-visits-latvia Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:33:36 +0200 president-fischer-visits-latvia