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 Austria's conservatives and the far-right unveiled on Saturday their programme for a coalition led by Sebastian Kurz, 31, set to be chancellor and the world's youngest leader. https://www.thelocal.at/20171217/here-are-the-main-policies-of-austrias-new-right-wing-government Sun, 17 Dec 2017 10:06:48 +0100 here-are-the-main-policies-of-austrias-new-right-wing-government Austrians were voting on Sunday in a snap election tipped to see conservative Sebastian Kurz, 31, become the EU's youngest leader and form an alliance with the far-right, in the bloc's latest populist test. https://www.thelocal.at/20171015/austria-set-to-elect-youngest-eu-leader-in-right-wing-push Sun, 15 Oct 2017 10:10:15 +0200 austria-set-to-elect-youngest-eu-leader-in-right-wing-push Four men have been found guilty of trespass and assault after their involvement in a violent brawl at a social and cultural centre in the Favoriten suburb of Vienna in October 2013. https://www.thelocal.at/20150420/four-found-guilty-after-hooligan-brawl Mon, 20 Apr 2015 17:28:24 +0200 four-found-guilty-after-hooligan-brawl A 36-year-old man from Lower Austria has received an 18 month conditional prison sentence and been ordered to pay a €500 fine for making far-right statements on Facebook. https://www.thelocal.at/20150129/man-jailed-for-making-far-right-comments-on-facebook Thu, 29 Jan 2015 13:12:03 +0100 man-jailed-for-making-far-right-comments-on-facebook Police in Vienna are preparing for “higher levels of violence than expected” on Friday as left-wing protesters have promised to disrupt the right-wing Akademikerball which takes place for the third time at Vienna’s imperial Hofburg palace - despite two planned rallies having been banned. https://www.thelocal.at/20150129/police-ban-left-wing-rallies-ahead-of-right-wing-ball Thu, 29 Jan 2015 11:18:00 +0100 police-ban-left-wing-rallies-ahead-of-right-wing-ball The Austrian Students’ Union at the University of Vienna has called for a ban on members of right-wing student fraternities (Burschenschaften) wearing their traditional hats and chest bands on university grounds and at university events. https://www.thelocal.at/20141028/students-union-wants-fraternity-costume-ban Tue, 28 Oct 2014 11:08:00 +0100 students-union-wants-fraternity-costume-ban A gathering of the far-right group Arbeitsgemeinschaft für demokratische Politik (AFP) is due to take place in the Wels-Land district of Upper Austria from Friday to Sunday - but several of the speakers may be stopped from making an appearance. https://www.thelocal.at/20141016/far-right-extremists-plan-upper-austrian-meeting Thu, 16 Oct 2014 17:20:00 +0200 far-right-extremists-plan-upper-austrian-meeting A 27-year-old man has been handed a €7,200 fine and a one year prison sentence for inciting hatred and re-engagement in National Socialist activities. https://www.thelocal.at/20140926/fine-and-jail-time-for-nazi-comments Fri, 26 Sep 2014 16:34:39 +0200 fine-and-jail-time-for-nazi-comments Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner (ÖVP) has revealed that 878 police officers were deployed at a demonstration organised by a right-wing group called Die Identitaere Bewegung (The Identity Movement) in May. https://www.thelocal.at/20140730/over-800-police-deployed-for Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:19:00 +0200 over-800-police-deployed-for A 27-year-old Vorarlberg man has been found guilty of engaging in National Socialist activities, including operating as a leading member of the group National Action Vorarlberg. https://www.thelocal.at/20140721/vorarlberg-neo-nazi-convicted Mon, 21 Jul 2014 17:36:22 +0200 vorarlberg-neo-nazi-convicted