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 US President Donald Trump has announced a travel ban from most European countries in response to the coronavirus spread. https://www.thelocal.at/20200312/trump-imposes-travel-ban-from-europe-over-coronavirus-outbreak Thu, 12 Mar 2020 08:50:29 +0100 trump-imposes-travel-ban-from-europe-over-coronavirus-outbreak Austria’s Foreign and Integration Minister Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) has said that in principle he understands why US President Donald Trump has promised to build a wall between the US and Mexico. https://www.thelocal.at/20170214/kurz-says-he-understands-why-trump-has-promised-to-build-a-wall Tue, 14 Feb 2017 13:48:53 +0100 kurz-says-he-understands-why-trump-has-promised-to-build-a-wall It’s being reported that the wealthy industrialist and philanthropist Patrick Park is US President Donald Trump’s choice for the new ambassador to Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20170213/sound-of-music-obsessed-patrick-park-could-be-the-new-us-ambassador-to-austria Mon, 13 Feb 2017 11:01:36 +0100 sound-of-music-obsessed-patrick-park-could-be-the-new-us-ambassador-to-austria A video by Austrian-German comedy duo Stermann & Grissemann hopes to introduce the new American President to the delights of Austria, in a bid to persuade him that his motto should be ‘America first, Austria second’. https://www.thelocal.at/20170208/watch-this-is-how-austria-introduced-trump-to-the-country Wed, 08 Feb 2017 11:06:53 +0100 watch-this-is-how-austria-introduced-trump-to-the-country Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern has criticised US President Donald Trump's controversial migration curbs. https://www.thelocal.at/20170203/austrian-chancellor-says-us-trump-travel-ban-highly-problematic Fri, 03 Feb 2017 14:41:06 +0100 austrian-chancellor-says-us-trump-travel-ban-highly-problematic The former governor of California and Austria’s most famous immigrant, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has spoken out against President Donald Trump’s executive order which temporarily bans travellers from seven predominantly Muslim countries coming to the US. https://www.thelocal.at/20170131/schwarzenegger-us-immigration-ban-is-crazy Tue, 31 Jan 2017 15:28:55 +0100 schwarzenegger-us-immigration-ban-is-crazy Austria said Monday that Washington has suspended a programme that has allowed thousands of persecuted Iranian Christians and Jews to pass though the European country on their way to setting in the US. https://www.thelocal.at/20170130/us-muslim-ban-strands-30-iranians-in-austria Mon, 30 Jan 2017 21:49:25 +0100 us-muslim-ban-strands-30-iranians-in-austria American President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday, which placed a temporary ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the country. Within Austria, the order has already affected three American residents who were on their way back to the United States from Isfahan, Iran. So far, the young woman and older married couple with Iranian passports have been taken care of during their unexpected stay in Austria's capital. https://www.thelocal.at/20170130/us-bound-travelers-grounded-due-to-trump-immigration-ban Mon, 30 Jan 2017 11:11:38 +0100 us-bound-travelers-grounded-due-to-trump-immigration-ban The head of Austria's Freedom Party (FPÖ), Heinz-Christian Strache, has officially announced his attendance at Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration, which takes place this Friday. https://www.thelocal.at/20170117/strache-and-fpoe-delegation-will-attend-trumps-inauguration Tue, 17 Jan 2017 21:18:50 +0100 strache-and-fpoe-delegation-will-attend-trumps-inauguration Donald Trump's stunning victory is a "wake-up call" against the rise of populism ahead of Austria's presidential election, candidate Alexander Van der Bellen said on Thursday, three weeks before the poll. https://www.thelocal.at/20161110/trump-victory-a-wake-up-call-for-austrian-vote Thu, 10 Nov 2016 13:46:53 +0100 trump-victory-a-wake-up-call-for-austrian-vote Could Donald Trump’s shock victory in the US presidential elections have repercussions for the re-run of Austria’s presidential election on December 4th? https://www.thelocal.at/20161110/parallels-drawn-between-us-elections-and-austrian-vote Thu, 10 Nov 2016 11:14:54 +0100 parallels-drawn-between-us-elections-and-austrian-vote Donald Trump has beaten Democrat Hillary Clinton to become the 45th US president. It’s one of the most remarkable victories in US electoral history. The Local spoke to Americans living in Austria about their reaction to the news - which is largely shock and disbelief. https://www.thelocal.at/20161109/shock-and-disbelief-as-american-expats-in-austria-react-to-trump-victory Wed, 09 Nov 2016 10:36:18 +0100 shock-and-disbelief-as-american-expats-in-austria-react-to-trump-victory The chief coordinator of the OSCE's beefed-up election observer mission in the United States denounced on Tuesday as "wild speculation" Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's claims that the vote is rigged. https://www.thelocal.at/20161108/osce-slams-trumps-wild-speculation-of-rigged-vote Tue, 08 Nov 2016 15:37:02 +0100 osce-slams-trumps-wild-speculation-of-rigged-vote According to a poll conducted by the market and opinion research firm, Akonsult, 90 percent of Austrians would vote for America's democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton. These results thereby also reflect that Donald Trump would never have a chance. https://www.thelocal.at/20161107/trump-is-unelectable-according-to-austrians Mon, 07 Nov 2016 13:27:34 +0100 trump-is-unelectable-according-to-austrians If you're an American in Europe, don't let high-minded queasiness stop you using your vote - there's too much at stake, says Laura Shields of Democrats Abroad. https://www.thelocal.at/20160926/americans-abroad-use-your-vote-to-stop-trump Mon, 26 Sep 2016 20:00:21 +0200 americans-abroad-use-your-vote-to-stop-trump