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 Top Europe rights court to issue landmark climate verdicts Europe's top rights court will on Tuesday issue unprecedented verdicts in three separate cases on the responsibility of states in the face of global warming, rulings that could force governments to adopt more ambitious climate policies. https://www.thelocal.at/20240407/top-europe-rights-court-to-issue-landmark-climate-verdicts Sun, 07 Apr 2024 14:48:03 +0200 top-europe-rights-court-to-issue-landmark-climate-verdicts Tougher penalties for those who attack public transport workers Anyone who attacks a bus-driver or a ticket-collector in Austria could face up to two years in prison from September. https://www.thelocal.at/20170222/tougher-penalties-for-those-who-attack-public-transport-workers Wed, 22 Feb 2017 14:09:46 +0100 tougher-penalties-for-those-who-attack-public-transport-workers Austrian wins battle to change his name to Zebra An Austrian man has won a year-long court case allowing him to change his family name back to "Zebra". https://www.thelocal.at/20161109/austrian-man-wins-battle-to-change-his-name-to-zebra Wed, 09 Nov 2016 13:12:52 +0100 austrian-man-wins-battle-to-change-his-name-to-zebra