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 A corruption trial against Austria's former vice-chancellor and ex-leader of the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) was adjourned Friday until late August, after prosecutors presented new details relating to the charges. https://www.thelocal.at/20210709/austria-ex-vice-chancellors-corruption-trial-adjourned Fri, 09 Jul 2021 16:15:15 +0200 austria-ex-vice-chancellors-corruption-trial-adjourned Austria's former vice-chancellor and longtime leader of the far-right Freedom Party went on trial for alleged corruption on Tuesday, in a case linked to a scandal that brought down the government. https://www.thelocal.at/20210706/corruption-trial-begins-for-austrias-former-far-right-leader Tue, 06 Jul 2021 13:39:27 +0200 corruption-trial-begins-for-austrias-former-far-right-leader The former head of Austria's far right party, Heinz-Christian Strache who rose to vice-chancellor, has been charged with corruption, prosecutors said Thursday, following the "Ibizagate" scandal that brought down the ruling coalition. https://www.thelocal.at/20210416/ex-leader-of-austrian-far-right-charged-with-corruption Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:38:06 +0200 ex-leader-of-austrian-far-right-charged-with-corruption Austrian authorities have raided the home of the former far-right vice-chancellor in a corruption probe, a further potential headache for ex-chancellor Sebastian Kurz as he seeks re-election. https://www.thelocal.at/20190813/austrian-ex-vice-chancellors-home-raided-in-corruption-probe Tue, 13 Aug 2019 18:21:38 +0200 austrian-ex-vice-chancellors-home-raided-in-corruption-probe Heinz-Christian Strache, the shunned former leader of Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPOe), won rights to a seat in the European Parliament, according to provisional results. https://www.thelocal.at/20190528/disgraced-far-right-leader-wins-rights-to-a-seat-as-austrian-mep Tue, 28 May 2019 11:55:53 +0200 disgraced-far-right-leader-wins-rights-to-a-seat-as-austrian-mep A sensational hidden-camera recording has brought down Austria's coalition government, with a turbulent campaign now in prospect for early elections, expected to be held in autumn. https://www.thelocal.at/20190526/what-you-need-to-know-about-austrias-ibiza-gate-video Sun, 26 May 2019 14:49:58 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-austrias-ibiza-gate-video Austria's former vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache said Friday he had filed legal complaints against three people over a hidden-camera video, which forced the far-right politician to resign in disgrace last week and brought down the coalition government. https://www.thelocal.at/20190525/disgraced-austria-far-right-leader-files-complaints-over-video Sat, 25 May 2019 11:44:44 +0200 disgraced-austria-far-right-leader-files-complaints-over-video Austria's vice chancellor and leader of the far-right party hit back at critics blasting him for using a term closely associated with racist conspiracy theories. https://www.thelocal.at/20190502/austrias-far-right-leader-hits-back-in-racist-conspiracy-theory-row Thu, 02 May 2019 12:23:32 +0200 austrias-far-right-leader-hits-back-in-racist-conspiracy-theory-row Austria expressed reservations this week about a United Nations migration pact that is set to be adopted in December but has come under fire from EU members hostile to immigration, such as Hungary and Poland. https://www.thelocal.at/20181010/austria-takes-issue-with-un-migration-pact Wed, 10 Oct 2018 13:08:19 +0200 austria-takes-issue-with-un-migration-pact A court has upheld the right of Austrians to give the leader of the country's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) the finger, officials confirmed on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.at/20180301/austrian-court-its-fine-to-give-the-finger-to-far-right-leader Thu, 01 Mar 2018 15:19:51 +0100 austrian-court-its-fine-to-give-the-finger-to-far-right-leader European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday he had no bias against Austria's new government, which includes a far-right party, adding it would be judged on its actions. https://www.thelocal.at/20171220/eu-chiefs-juncker-and-tusk-shrug-austria-fpo-coalition Wed, 20 Dec 2017 16:14:41 +0100 eu-chiefs-juncker-and-tusk-shrug-austria-fpo-coalition The new coalition in Austria is not simply a re-enactment of the 2000 coalition between conservatives and the far-right, and that makes it far more dangerous, argues Itay Lotem, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Westminster. https://www.thelocal.at/20171220/opinion-history-repeating-in-austria-not-so-fast Wed, 20 Dec 2017 15:03:48 +0100 opinion-history-repeating-in-austria-not-so-fast With a heavy police presence keeping protestors away, Austria's far right was sworn in Monday as part of the Alpine country's new government, rounding off a triumphant year for Europe's nationalists. https://www.thelocal.at/20171218/european-far-right-jubilant-as-austrias-new-government-is-sworn-in Mon, 18 Dec 2017 13:50:58 +0100 european-far-right-jubilant-as-austrias-new-government-is-sworn-in Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) was in triumphant mood Saturday after agreeing a coalition deal with the conservatives, capping a year of successes for Europe's nationalist movements. https://www.thelocal.at/20171216/nothing-to-fear-as-austrian-far-right-enters-government Sat, 16 Dec 2017 14:06:19 +0100 nothing-to-fear-as-austrian-far-right-enters-government 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 Heinz-Christian Strache, the head of Austria's far-right tipped to become deputy chancellor after Sunday's elections, dismisses his youthful dalliance with neo-Nazis as "stupid, naive and young". https://www.thelocal.at/20171013/austria-far-right-leader-strache-election-deputy-chancellor-freedom-party Fri, 13 Oct 2017 13:26:46 +0200 austria-far-right-leader-strache-election-deputy-chancellor-freedom-party