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 Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, on his first trip abroad Thursday since being re-elected, failed to persuade the governments of four central European countries to give up on nuclear energy which they largely depend on. https://www.thelocal.at/20200117/austria-fails-to-win-over-neighbours-for-nuclear-phase-out Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:42:25 +0100 austria-fails-to-win-over-neighbours-for-nuclear-phase-out A European Union court has dismissed a case brought by Austria against EU-approved subsidies for a new nuclear power plant in Britain. https://www.thelocal.at/20180712/austria-loses-bid-to-challenge-uk-nuclear-plant-hinkley-point Thu, 12 Jul 2018 15:45:09 +0200 austria-loses-bid-to-challenge-uk-nuclear-plant-hinkley-point Austria said on Friday it would launch a lawsuit against the European Union's approval of the Russian-financed expansion of a nuclear plant in Hungary. https://www.thelocal.at/20171014/austria-to-sue-over-hungary-nuclear-plant-expansion Sat, 14 Oct 2017 11:40:39 +0200 austria-to-sue-over-hungary-nuclear-plant-expansion EU authorities on Monday approved a controversial nuclear expansion project in Hungary that is heavily backed by Russia. https://www.thelocal.at/20170307/austria-fumes-at-hungary-kremlin-backed-nuclear-plant Tue, 07 Mar 2017 10:13:50 +0100 austria-fumes-at-hungary-kremlin-backed-nuclear-plant The operator of the Temelin nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic has dismissed criticism from Upper Austria after a recent minor leak of radioactivity from the plant. https://www.thelocal.at/20150713/austria-criticises-handling-of-minor-leak-at-czech-nuke-plant Mon, 13 Jul 2015 15:32:41 +0200 austria-criticises-handling-of-minor-leak-at-czech-nuke-plant Austria's announcement on Monday that it would challenge state aid for a new nuclear plant in Britain marks the latest step in the country's solo campaign to roll back atomic energy in Europe. https://www.thelocal.at/20150707/green-austria-on-warpath-against-nuclear-power-in-europe Tue, 07 Jul 2015 11:17:07 +0200 green-austria-on-warpath-against-nuclear-power-in-europe Austria has filed a legal challenge at the European Court of Justice against EU-granted state subsidies for a new nuclear power plant in Britain, government officials confirmed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.at/20150706/austria-files-complaint-against-uk-nuclear-plant Mon, 06 Jul 2015 15:04:52 +0200 austria-files-complaint-against-uk-nuclear-plant Austria will next week officially file a legal complaint in Brussels against state subsidies for Britain's planned new Hinkley Point nuclear power plant, the government in Vienna said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20150623/austria-to-formally-object-over-uk-nuke-subsidy Tue, 23 Jun 2015 19:59:00 +0200 austria-to-formally-object-over-uk-nuke-subsidy Three weeks ago, Iranians celebrated on the streets after a framework nuclear deal with world powers was announced. But on Wednesday in Vienna, the hard work of finalising the accord by a June 30 deadline was set to begin. https://www.thelocal.at/20150422/talks-resume-in-vienna-on-irans-nuclear-programme Wed, 22 Apr 2015 11:33:07 +0200 talks-resume-in-vienna-on-irans-nuclear-programme According to a report in the Financial Times, Britain's prime minister David Cameron is threatening to retaliate economically against Austria due to the country's opposition to EU funding for an expansion of Britain's nuclear program. https://www.thelocal.at/20150212/uk-threatens-retaliation-over-nuclear-spat Thu, 12 Feb 2015 13:23:00 +0100 uk-threatens-retaliation-over-nuclear-spat When a nuclear bomb landed in the Gregg yard in South Carolina in 1958, it left a big crater, killed a few chickens, caused the family minor injuries and wrecked their Chevrolet. https://www.thelocal.at/20141210/nuclear-incidents-highlighted-in-vienna Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:04:00 +0100 nuclear-incidents-highlighted-in-vienna The US representative at a major conference on nuclear weapons rejected calls Tuesday for a treaty immediately eliminating them, saying Washington prefers a "step-by-step" approach, according to a report from Agence France-Presse (AFP). https://www.thelocal.at/20141209/us-rejects-proposed-nuclear-weapons-ban Tue, 09 Dec 2014 23:37:00 +0100 us-rejects-proposed-nuclear-weapons-ban Monday sees the start of a major two-day conference on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons at Vienna's Hofburg palace. https://www.thelocal.at/20141208/nuclear-weapons-conference-starts-in-vienna Mon, 08 Dec 2014 09:42:00 +0100 nuclear-weapons-conference-starts-in-vienna A new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in the UK is to go ahead after it received final approval from European Union regulators - despite Austria having labelled it a "scandal". https://www.thelocal.at/20141008/europe-backs-uk-nuclear-plant Wed, 08 Oct 2014 16:30:00 +0200 europe-backs-uk-nuclear-plant Austria will launch a legal challenge if the European Commission approves Britain's ambitious plan to build its first new nuclear plant in a generation, Vienna's environment minister said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20140924/austria-challenges-uks-nuclear-ambitions Thu, 25 Sep 2014 00:46:00 +0200 austria-challenges-uks-nuclear-ambitions The head of the regional Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) in Voralberg, Roland Frühstück, wants to exert pressure on the Swiss government to speed up decommissioning of its aging nuclear power reactors due to concerns over safety. https://www.thelocal.at/20140816/austrian-province-wants-swiss-nuke-power-retreat Sat, 16 Aug 2014 20:34:00 +0200 austrian-province-wants-swiss-nuke-power-retreat