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 Italy's freelancers and self-employed were hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic with their livelihoods threatened by the sudden loss of income. The Italian government put in a place a scheme to help them survive, but how well did it achieve its aim? https://www.thelocal.at/20200530/how-well-is-italys-bonus-600-payment-for-the-self-employed-really-working Sat, 30 May 2020 11:53:43 +0200 how-well-is-italys-bonus-600-payment-for-the-self-employed-really-working Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni has warned Rome will not accept either "lessons" or "threats" from Austria or other EU countries on border security amid tension over the migrant crisis. https://www.thelocal.at/20170722/italy-we-wont-accept-threats-from-austria-on-border-security Sat, 22 Jul 2017 17:28:43 +0200 italy-we-wont-accept-threats-from-austria-on-border-security Austria has sought to dampen a row with neighbour Italy after it prompted outrage from Rome by threatening to send troops to the border to stop migrants entering. https://www.thelocal.at/20170706/no-need-for-border-controls-with-italy-says-austria Thu, 06 Jul 2017 09:20:34 +0200 no-need-for-border-controls-with-italy-says-austria Austria will “very soon” impose border checks and deploy soldiers on its frontier with Italy if the influx of migrants across the Mediterranean does not slow, Vienna's defence minister was quoted as saying. https://www.thelocal.at/20170704/austria-ready-to-deploy-army-at-italy-border Tue, 04 Jul 2017 10:23:17 +0200 austria-ready-to-deploy-army-at-italy-border Two railway maintenance workers died and three others were injured in an overnight accident that temporarily closed a ten-kilometre (six-mile) section of Italy's main rail line to Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20170426/two-dead-after-crash-on-italy-austria-rail-ine Wed, 26 Apr 2017 13:06:49 +0200 two-dead-after-crash-on-italy-austria-rail-ine Austria has received a request from Rome authorities to help them deal with the Italian capital’s ongoing rubbish crisis by taking some of it off their hands. https://www.thelocal.at/20160823/rome-wants-to-send-rubbish-to-austria-italy Tue, 23 Aug 2016 11:03:04 +0200 rome-wants-to-send-rubbish-to-austria-italy Austria on Friday backtracked on plans to tighten border controls at the Brenner Pass. But the mayor of Brenner is not so convinced. He tells The Local why. https://www.thelocal.at/20160516/why-talk-of-barriers-is-reopening-opening-up-old-wounds-in-south-tyrol-brenner-pass-austria-refugees Mon, 16 May 2016 09:00:10 +0200 why-talk-of-barriers-is-reopening-opening-up-old-wounds-in-south-tyrol-brenner-pass-austria-refugees 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 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 Italy insisted Friday it was not facing an "invasion" after a spike in migrant boat crossings from Libya exacerbated fears the country is on the verge of becoming the main entry point for people trying to reach Europe. https://www.thelocal.at/20160416/its-a-spike-not-an-invasion-italy-migrants Sat, 16 Apr 2016 10:34:43 +0200 its-a-spike-not-an-invasion-italy-migrants Austria announced on Tuesday it would step up controls along its southern borders, edging closer to Eastern countries in their defiance of Germany's push for a European solution to the migrant crisis. https://www.thelocal.at/20160216/austria-to-step-up-border-controls-with-italy Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:54:01 +0100 austria-to-step-up-border-controls-with-italy Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher was furious on Tuesday after a camera drone dropped from the sky mid-race, missing him by centimeters. https://www.thelocal.at/20151223/falling-drone-almost-kills-champion-skier Wed, 23 Dec 2015 11:12:31 +0100 falling-drone-almost-kills-champion-skier Italy is ready to impose identification checks at Brennero on the border with Austria after receiving a request from Germany for help in easing the flow of migrants into Bavaria, the northern province of Bolzano said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20150902/italy-ready-to-impose-border-controls Wed, 02 Sep 2015 15:11:57 +0200 italy-ready-to-impose-border-controls An Austrian rowing enthusiast and an Italian swimming champion have set themselves the unusual task of rowing hundreds of kilometres down the river Po in a gondola to deliver a letter on behalf of a love-struck friend. https://www.thelocal.at/20150506/austrian-to-deliver-love-letter-by-gondola Wed, 06 May 2015 14:48:31 +0200 austrian-to-deliver-love-letter-by-gondola A new study shows that 89 percent of Austrians are in favour of South Tyrol holding an independence referendum, and would welcome unification with Italy's German-speaking northern region. https://www.thelocal.at/20150126/austrians-in-favour-of-unification-with-south-tyrol Mon, 26 Jan 2015 13:23:00 +0100 austrians-in-favour-of-unification-with-south-tyrol According to a new agreement, trash from the Italian island of Sicily will next year be processed at special treatment plants in Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20141227/sicilian-trash-heading-to-austria Sat, 27 Dec 2014 15:34:00 +0100 sicilian-trash-heading-to-austria A new agreement between the governments of Italy and Austria was announced Friday in Vienna, allowing Austrian police in pursuit of criminals to more easily operate across the border in Italy. https://www.thelocal.at/20140711/austrian-cops-can-nab-suspects-in-italy Fri, 11 Jul 2014 17:11:25 +0200 austrian-cops-can-nab-suspects-in-italy