
The leader of UKIP-like Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) criticised the European Union (EU) for inaction, and demanded an immediate start to border fence construction. Freedom Party of Austria leader Heinz Christian Strache visited the national border with Slovenia yesterday, joined by
by Oliver Lane5 Nov 2015, 10:05 AM PST0

A soldier has been attacked with a fence post by a migrant on the Austrian border, in yet another incident of migrant violence. The soldier from the 23rd Battalion of Vorarlberg was attacked on Monday afternoon while patrolling the Austrian border
by Nick Hallett5 Nov 2015, 12:17 AM PST0

Austria sought to tighten asylum rules in the face of a record influx of migrants, hours before the first refugees are set to be relocated from Greece Wednesday under a faltering EU plan to ease the burden on southern countries.
by AFP4 Nov 2015, 1:28 AM PST0

Migrants crossing the border into Austria are to be presented with material explaining European values, which they will be urged to adopt. The information – stressing the values of tolerance and inclusion – will be presented to migrants in folders when the programme begins in
by Sarkis Zeronian4 Nov 2015, 12:36 AM PST0

Unemployment in otherwise prosperous central European Austria has risen over the past year, with the greatest increase observed among the migrant community. The latest figures from the Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich (Austrian Public Employment Service, AMS) show that last month, 410,854 people were employed,
by Oliver Lane2 Nov 2015, 9:45 AM PST0

Although many Balkan countries have done little to secure their own borders, they are doing all they can to help the flow of migrants to western Europe transit through as quickly as possible. Since Hungary closed their own borders to Croatia
by Oliver Lane1 Nov 2015, 10:19 AM PST0

An estimated 600 patriots marched on the Austrian border with Slovenia yesterday to protest the lack of border controls, and demand the government start building a fence. The group, which chanted slogans coined by the Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of
by Oliver Lane1 Nov 2015, 8:54 AM PST0

The mayor of Austria’s second city has said there is no space for single male migrants in his country, and the government should only accept women, children, and families. Right-wing Mayor Siegfried Naglof the Austrian People’s Party expressed his views on
by Oliver Lane30 Oct 2015, 10:38 AM PST0

Gun dealers in Austria report a boost in weapon sales as concern mounts over the large number of migrants entering the country. An estimated 900,000 privately-owned firearms are held by an Austrian population of just under 8.5 million, but gun dealers are reporting
by Sarkis Zeronian28 Oct 2015, 6:43 AM PST0

Migrants who have travelled all the way across the Mediterranean and through southern Europe are now facing a new challenge when they reach the streets of Vienna: an army of do-gooders dressed as clowns. A group called ‘Red Noses Emergency
by Nick Hallett20 Oct 2015, 5:32 AM PST0

Austria police are investigating a brutal assault in Salzburg after an Iraqi asylum seeker was attacked by a gang of Romani gypsies. The Iraqi migrant was forced to flee for his life after asking a group of five Romanian beggars for a
by Oliver Lane17 Oct 2015, 4:25 AM PST0

The anti-mass migration Austrian Freedom Party (FPO) could be on the verge of winning local elections in Vienna, a city that has voted socialist for 70 years. Amid growing concern over the migrant crisis, Viennese voters are turning to the
by Nick Hallett11 Oct 2015, 6:52 AM PST0

The Bavarian president has spoken in uncompromising terms about “emergency measures” for self defence, including migrant turnbacks, but his suggestions have angered senior figures in Berlin and Vienna. No stranger to controversy, Bavarian premier Horst Seehofer is the leader of German
by Oliver Lane9 Oct 2015, 7:11 AM PST0

German police are investigating the death of an Eritrean after a fatal fire at an asylum shelter in Saalfeld, south-east Germany. The unidentified 29-year-old man was found in his locked room, while the other migrants housed at the dormitory managed to
by Oliver Lane6 Oct 2015, 6:23 AM PST0

Vienna (AFP) – Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) has drawn nearly even with the ruling Social Democrats (SPOe) in Vienna ahead of October 11 elections in the capital city state, according to a poll published Saturday. According to the survey,
by AFP3 Oct 2015, 9:55 AM PST0

The Eurosceptic, anti-mass migration Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) has found itself censored with only one television station in the nation willing to broadcast it’s election campaign advertising. Less than a week after doubling their vote in the Upper Austria state
by Oliver Lane3 Oct 2015, 6:16 AM PST0

Austria, Central Europe, is discovering yet another gift of mass migration – mass unemployment, as official figures show joblessness has increased by six per cent in just one year. Latest figures from the Austrian social affairs ministry show that September
by Oliver Lane3 Oct 2015, 3:29 AM PST0

Secret documents from the Austrian finance ministry have been leaked, forecasting the nation could take in as many as 215,000 migrants over four years. That influx could cost more than €12 billion to the Austrian taxpayer – seven times more
by Liam Deacon30 Sep 2015, 8:43 AM PST0

Eight Afghan men between 15 and 20 years old have been arrested after a Turkish man was stabbed to death in an Austrian park last week. The murder was the consequence of a brawl between a group of young Afghans
by Sarkis Zeronian29 Sep 2015, 10:26 AM PST0

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Austria’s foreign minister said Monday that European nations are increasingly contemplating some role for the Syrian regime at negotiations to end the war in that country and suggested a compromise that could include President Bashar Assad
by AP29 Sep 2015, 1:58 AM PST0

Prompted by the migrant crisis, the anti-mass migration Freedom Party of Austria has recorded stunning gains in Sunday’s regional elections. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) has doubled its vote share and seat numbers following yesterday’s state elections in Upper Austria, the country’s
by Sarkis Zeronian28 Sep 2015, 6:49 AM PST0

If you want to bankrupt the Green Party, then start telling lies about the migrant crisis (like they do?) because they’ve pledged to donate €5 for every time they hear people saying something they don’t like, or that doesn’t fit
by Raheem Kassam28 Sep 2015, 6:43 AM PST0

AP – Austria’s populist, right-of-centre Freedom Party has doubled its share of the vote in a regional election amid concern about the influx of refugees in recent months. Preliminary results put the Freedom Party in second place, with 30.9 percent
by AP28 Sep 2015, 2:54 AM PST0

Terror groups may be taking advantage of the migrant crisis to place terrorists in Europe from Libya, an expert has warned. Austria’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism (BVT) and Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution,
by Sarkis Zeronian24 Sep 2015, 12:31 AM PST0

Contents: European countries in near-chaos take turns dumping migrants; Russian ‘refusenik’ soldiers resist deployment in Syria; Russia’s media take note of Carly Fiorina’s debate statements
by John J. Xenakis20 Sep 2015, 7:22 AM PST0