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 Non-EU nationals living in Europe don't have many voting rights but some countries do allow them to cast a ballot in local elections. Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.at/20220218/explained-where-in-europe-can-non-eu-foreigners-vote-in-local-elections Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:40:39 +0100 explained-where-in-europe-can-non-eu-foreigners-vote-in-local-elections A symbolic vote organised by SOS Mitmensch shows how Vienna’s elections might look if non-citizens had the right to vote - with progressive parties coming out on top. https://www.thelocal.at/20250424/who-would-win-the-vienna-elections-if-foreigners-were-allowed-to-vote Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:17:32 +0200 who-would-win-the-vienna-elections-if-foreigners-were-allowed-to-vote EU citizens in Vienna can’t vote for the mayor, but they can shape life in their district by casting their votes in the district council elections. Here’s what powers the Viennese districts have. https://www.thelocal.at/20250422/why-your-vote-for-viennas-district-leaders-matters-more-than-you-think Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:29:16 +0200 why-your-vote-for-viennas-district-leaders-matters-more-than-you-think The next Vienna Municipal Council and District Council elections are set for April 27th, 2025. From who can vote to how polling stations work, here’s everything you need to know to make your voice heard. https://www.thelocal.at/20250402/what-eu-citizens-in-vienna-should-know-about-voting-in-aprils-local-elections Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:14:05 +0200 what-eu-citizens-in-vienna-should-know-about-voting-in-aprils-local-elections US President Donald Trump signed his latest executive order on Tuesday, which aims to tighten requirements to register to vote. Here's how it affects the voting rights of Americans in Europe. https://www.thelocal.at/20250327/what-trumps-voting-executive-order-means-for-americans-in-europe Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:46:18 +0100 what-trumps-voting-executive-order-means-for-americans-in-europe As primary elections hot up across the United States, here's everything Americans in Europe need to know about voting from overseas. https://www.thelocal.at/20240115/how-americans-in-europe-can-vote-in-the-us-primary-elections Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:57:03 +0100 how-americans-in-europe-can-vote-in-the-us-primary-elections The UK has changed its rules on overseas voting, meaning that thousands of Brits living in Europe will be eligible to vote in the next general election - and voter registration opens on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20240115/uk-to-open-voter-registration-for-brits-in-europe-as-15-year-rule-finally-ends Mon, 15 Jan 2024 17:44:18 +0100 uk-to-open-voter-registration-for-brits-in-europe-as-15-year-rule-finally-ends British citizens living abroad will no longer lose their right to vote in UK elections if they have been abroad for over 15 years, after a long-term government pledge finally became law. Here's what we know about the new rules. https://www.thelocal.at/20210527/british-citizens-living-in-europe-finally-get-right-to-vote-for-life Thu, 27 May 2021 18:59:05 +0200 british-citizens-living-in-europe-finally-get-right-to-vote-for-life Vienna residents will elect the city council on Sunday but almost a third of them will not vote because they are foreigners, sparking criticism that the ballot is inherently unfair. https://www.thelocal.at/20201009/i-pay-taxes-in-austria-anger-as-foreigners-barred-from-vienna-council-vote Fri, 09 Oct 2020 14:46:22 +0200 i-pay-taxes-in-austria-anger-as-foreigners-barred-from-vienna-council-vote The British government said on Friday it will scrap the 15-year rule that had barred many British voters living abroad from casting a ballot in general elections back home. https://www.thelocal.at/20161007/britain-to-give-all-citizens-living-abroad-right-to-vote Fri, 07 Oct 2016 17:17:54 +0200 britain-to-give-all-citizens-living-abroad-right-to-vote If you're a pro-EU Brit living abroad, there's plenty you can do to keen Britain 'in', explains Laura Shields from the Brits Abroad: Yes to Europe initiative. https://www.thelocal.at/20160415/5-practical-things-brits-abroad-can-do-to-help-keep-the-uk-in-the-eu Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0200 5-practical-things-brits-abroad-can-do-to-help-keep-the-uk-in-the-eu The deadline for registering to vote in the UK general elections is fast approaching, but not all UK expats will be casting their vote. We talked to Brits around Europe about why they will be voting – or not. https://www.thelocal.at/20150204/to-vote-or-not-to-vote-in-the-uk-elections Wed, 04 Feb 2015 14:33:00 +0100 to-vote-or-not-to-vote-in-the-uk-elections