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 Former Romanian MEP Adrian Severin was set to go to prison Wednesday after an appeal against a three-year sentence for corruption failed and he was given four years instead. https://www.thelocal.at/20161116/corrupt-romanian-politicians-appeal-denied Wed, 16 Nov 2016 21:55:15 +0100 corrupt-romanian-politicians-appeal-denied A major environmental advocacy group has accused the Austrian wood products company Holzindustrie Schweighofer of "willingly and knowingly accepting illegally harvested timber" in Romania. https://www.thelocal.at/20150428/austrian-firm-accused-of-illegal-logging-in-romania Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:18:40 +0200 austrian-firm-accused-of-illegal-logging-in-romania A gang from Romania who posed as beggars but carried out brazen burglaries has been arrested by police in Salzburg. https://www.thelocal.at/20150402/beggar-gang-burgled-80-homes-in-austria Thu, 02 Apr 2015 13:15:35 +0200 beggar-gang-burgled-80-homes-in-austria