The Local Austria 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 Drivers turned back as Germany partially closes borders to fight coronavirus Traffic slowed to a crawl at a key crossing on the Bavarian-Austrian border on Monday, as Germany introduced new controls to combat the spread of the new coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.at/20200316/drivers-turned-back-as-germany-partially-closes-borders-to-fight-virus Mon, 16 Mar 2020 17:50:52 +0100 drivers-turned-back-as-germany-partially-closes-borders-to-fight-virus German Interior Minister forms 'axis' with Austria, Italy against Merkel The hardline interior ministers of Austria, Germany and Italy have formed an "axis of the willing" to combat illegal immigration, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said Wednesday, escalating a Europe-wide row over the issue. https://www.thelocal.at/20180613/german-interior-minister-forms-alliance-with-austria-italy-against-merkel Wed, 13 Jun 2018 16:56:57 +0200 german-interior-minister-forms-alliance-with-austria-italy-against-merkel CSU: Bring back Austria border controls The CSU, the Bavarian allies of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, is preparing a “seven-point emergency programme” including reinstating border controls with Austria to limit the number of refugees entering Germany from the south. https://www.thelocal.at/20140909/bavarias-csu-wants-border-closure-against-refugees Tue, 09 Sep 2014 12:57:00 +0200 bavarias-csu-wants-border-closure-against-refugees