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 With Syria's President Bashar al-Assad toppled and unrest in Damascus, Austria has already paused Syrian asylum cases. How will this affect the 95,000 Syrians living in the country? https://www.thelocal.at/20241209/what-will-happen-to-95000-syrians-in-austria-after-assads-fall Mon, 09 Dec 2024 14:46:42 +0100 what-will-happen-to-95000-syrians-in-austria-after-assads-fall After signing a border protection pact with Romania and Bulgaria, Austria appears ready to greenlight their Schengen bid. If approved, free movement through land borders could begin next year. https://www.thelocal.at/20241122/austria-signals-support-schengen-expansion Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:51:07 +0100 austria-signals-support-schengen-expansion Three people died and several others were injured on Saturday in Austria after a crammed van smuggling them tried to escape a police control and overturned, the state news agency said. https://www.thelocal.at/20220813/three-dead-after-smuggler-van-overturns-in-austria Sat, 13 Aug 2022 16:12:38 +0200 three-dead-after-smuggler-van-overturns-in-austria Applications are open for a third and final round of our popular Solutions Journalism for Migration Reporters course, run by The Local's journalists and offered free for journalists and students in the EU. https://www.thelocal.at/20211022/sign-up-now-for-the-locals-free-training-in-constructive-migration-reporting Fri, 22 Oct 2021 18:00:59 +0200 sign-up-now-for-the-locals-free-training-in-constructive-migration-reporting The bodies of two migrants were found in a minibus at the Austria-Hungary border when police searched the vehicle, finding around 30 other migrants packed inside. https://www.thelocal.at/20211020/two-migrants-found-dead-in-minibus-at-austrian-border Wed, 20 Oct 2021 10:27:33 +0200 two-migrants-found-dead-in-minibus-at-austrian-border