The leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) is bringing legal action against key members of the government for neglect and illegal people trafficking. In advance of the suit being filed today, FPÖ leader Heinz Christian Strache said on state television that
Eighty-four per cent of Austrians support closing Europe’s external borders, and a strong majority are fearful of the knock-on effects of the migrant crisis, a new opinion poll has revealed. The poll, commissioned by a national newspaper, has laid bare the hardening opinion of
Germany has thrashed out a common strategy with Austria and Slovenia which will see it take 7,200 migrants a day. The idea is to facilitate the registration of those migrants applying for refugee status through more regulated means, reports EurActiv Germany. In
A number of migrants have been recorded complaining about the weather in Austria, and wishing they could go home. Although it isn’t clear what they expect their new hosts to do about the cold, an emerging key complaint among migrants when given
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
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
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.
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
Feminists have accused an Austrian Green Party MP of being sexist against himself after he unveiled an election poster showing his face covered in lipstick kisses. Julian Schmid’s campaign poster shows his lipstick-covered face along with the slogan “I’m open
A Chechen woman based in the Austrian city of Graz has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for planning to join Islamic State fighters in Syria. The woman and her family had fled to Austria to escape Chechnya’s civil war
Contents: Hungary slams closed the door to thousands of new migrants; European Union’s Schengen agreement for borderless travel unravels; Egypt mistakenly kills Mexican tourists, Mexico demands explanation
As Europe’s migrant crisis reaches a head, Austria, Slovakia and the Netherlands announced their intentions Monday to join Germany and the Czech Republic in reintroducing border controls to stem the tide of migrants crossing into Europe, especially now that Germany
Red Cross workers are misappropriating donations to buy cigarettes for migrants in an Austrian town, a witness has claimed. The man, who claims to have seen a person in Red Cross uniform making the purchase, posted a photo of the receipt to Facebook,
The German federal government reintroduced border controls Sunday to slow the influx of immigrants arriving from Hungary via Austria, temporarily overriding the stipulations of the Schengen Agreement, which abolished internal borders and passport controls for the 26 participating states. Until
Germany has halted train traffic from Austria, a spokeswoman for Austrian rail company OeBB said. Migrant arrivals from Austria have soared since Chancellor Angela Merkel effectively opened German borders to refugees a week ago.
Borders are being closed and major European Union (EU) treaties are being discarded as tens of thousands of migrants swarm across Europe, overwhelming national police forces in their wake. Nations on the conveyor belt across Europe, from Serbia to Hungary, Austria, on
About 3,700 people poured across the Hungarian border into Austria on Thursday, a police spokesman said, a big increase in the flow of migrants that will put extra pressure on Austrian authorities trying to arrange onward transport to Germany. Tens
The Catholic Church in Vienna has promised 1,000 places for immigrant accommodation over the next few weeks, as they install bedrooms and bathrooms in disused church-owned buildings and monasteries. The order, made by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the Archbishop of Vienna, de facto head
The prime minister of Hungary accused Berlin of encouraging “millions” of refugees to travel to Europe by allowing them to enter Germany without limits, Sky News reports.
