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 The Austrian and German federal police and the Bavarian state police plan for the first time this Friday to work together in their border area to assess ways they can combat increasing illegal immigration and crime. The authorities will start by taking a closer look at rail traffic. https://www.thelocal.at/20180601/germany-and-austria-strengthen-borders-to-combat-risky-illegal-migration Fri, 01 Jun 2018 13:40:49 +0200 germany-and-austria-strengthen-borders-to-combat-risky-illegal-migration An 18-year-old is suspected of planning acts of terror in Germany and Austria as well as instructing a 12-year-old German boy to attack a south German Christmas market in 2016. https://www.thelocal.at/20180108/austrian-teen-charged-with-plotting-terror-attack-with-german-boy Mon, 08 Jan 2018 11:38:59 +0100 austrian-teen-charged-with-plotting-terror-attack-with-german-boy A group of European NGOs on Wednesday sued agri-giant Monsanto and the EU's food safety watchdog for allegedly distorting scientific data on the carcinogenic effects of controversial weedkiller glyphosate, ahead of a key EU vote to renew its approval for another 10 years. https://www.thelocal.at/20160302/ngos-sue-monsanto-over-pesticide-safety Wed, 02 Mar 2016 16:55:43 +0100 ngos-sue-monsanto-over-pesticide-safety A 59-year-old painter decorator from Hungary has tragically died after falling from a ladder whilst working illegally in Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20141010/illegal-worker-dies-after-ladder-fall-in-austria Fri, 10 Oct 2014 12:35:00 +0200 illegal-worker-dies-after-ladder-fall-in-austria Since the beginning of 2014, the number of road fatalities has risen sharply in Austria, with figures showing 237 people dying in vehicle-related accidents in the first six months of the year. https://www.thelocal.at/20140702/sharp-rise-in-fatal-road-accidents Wed, 02 Jul 2014 13:57:00 +0200 sharp-rise-in-fatal-road-accidents