A study commissioned by the Vienna government has found that younger Muslims display stricter adherence to Islamic principles and are often more authoritarian than their predecessors.
Raising a statue to honour one of the most significant victories in the history of Christendom would fuel “hatred” and “anti-Islamic” sentiment, a leftist Vienna councillor has argued.
The leaders of the centrist coalition government in Vienna are reportedly set to agree to a ban on Sharia Law, with Chancellor Christian Stocker declaring that there is no room for a “caliphate” in Austria.
A court in Vienna on Monday acquitted former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of making false statements to a parliamentary inquiry into alleged corruption in his government, reversing a verdict from last year in which Kurz was given a suspended prison sentence.
Breaking from tradition, the populist Freedom Party will not be given a chance to form a government despite winning last month’s elections.
Establishment parties in Europe suffered another defeat on Sunday as the elections for the National Council in Austria saw the populist Freedom Party come in first place for the first time in history.
Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was charged with lying to parliament, the penalty for which is three years in prison.
A poll has suggested as many as 83 per cent of Austrians believe that all of the country’s politicians are corrupt.
Ex-officers up to 70 years of age are being pulled out of retirement in Upper-Austria to help enforce national lockdown rules in the province.
Kurz said Saturday that he plans to step down after a prosecutors’ announcement that he is a target of a corruption investigation.
The Austrian government coalition of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) and the Greens are increasingly publicly at odds with each other over whether or not to take in Afghan asylum seekers. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, leader of the ÖVP, made
Leader of the conservative Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) Sebastian Kurz has announced a coalition agreement with the Green Party that will see several green policies but no changes to migration policy. Mr Kurz, along with Green Party leader Werner Kogler presented
Exit polls released following the Austrian national snap election pont to a decisive victory for Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) leader Sebastian Kurz and huge losses for the populist Freedom Party.
VIENNA, Austria: Austrian People’s Party leader Sebastian Kurz has been formally removed as Austrian Chancellor following a non-confidence vote passed by the Social Democrats and the populist Freedom Party.
A new survey has revealed that nearly half of Austrians support the conservative-populist government’s move to opt out of the United Nations migration pact with only 29 per cent saying the move did not make sense.
Populist Austrian Vice Chancellor and leader of the Freedom Party (FPÖ) Heinz-Christian Strache has said that Turks in Austria who voted for Islamist Recep Tayyip Erdoğan should return to Turkey.
Deportations of failed asylum seekers and illegal migrants have increased by 36 percent under populist Freedom Party (FPÖ) Interior Minister Herbert Kickl compared to 2017 as Austria looks to provide more information to the public on deportation cases.
Austria’s conservative-populist coalition government will close seven radical Islamic mosques and expel dozens of foreign-funded imams with populist Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache remarking, “We’re only just getting started.”
Theresa May has invited the conservative Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz to “visit the UK in the near future”.
Austria’s anti-mass migration Freedom Party (FPÖ) has finalised their coalition agreement with the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP), securing several major ministries including the Interior Ministry, Defence Ministry, and Foreign Ministry.
The leader of Austria’s Freedom Party (FPÖ) has vowed to negotiate for a government programme of “high quality” and in the interests of the Austrian people as negotiations between his party and the leading Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP).
Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Heinz-Christian Strache has officially agreed to begin coalition talks with Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) leader Sebastian Kurz to form the first populist-conservative government since 2005.
The populist Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) has returned to second place, pushing the left-wing Social Democrats into third and putting the Freedom Party on track to form a coalition government for the first time since 2005.
VIENNA, Austria — The Hayek Institute, a think-tank based on the principles of Austrian economics believes that the best result in Austria’s coming election would be a populist-conservative coalition and that immigrants must accept the laws and traditions of their new
Following the surprise resignation of former Vice Chancellor Reinhold Mitterlehner, the Austrian coalition government has called an early national election this Autumn.
VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s junior government coalition partner chose a new leader Sunday and gave him the unprecedented authority he demanded as a condition for leading his party into expected early elections this fall. Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz told reporters
BERLIN (AP) – Austria’s chancellor says he expects an early election this fall as his coalition partner mulls its future leadership.
SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Austria’s foreign minister says closing the so-called “Balkan route” to migrants seeking to reach central and northern Europe was the right move.
Conservatives from the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) have released statements telling their supporters not to back anti-mass migration Freedom Party (FPÖ) presidential candidate Norbert Hofer.
Austrian Foreign Minister and member of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) Sebastian Kurz has accused Socialist Party (SPÖ) coalition partner of blocking integration legislation that would ban the full-face Islamic veil.
An Austrian conservative politician has slammed the ruling coalition in Vienna after revealing that new migrants receive more benefits than retired farmers.
The Interior Minister of Austria has announced he wants to see tougher laws on asylum seekers including the stripping of asylum for the committing of criminal offences. Interior Minister of Austria Wolfgang Sobotka has put to bed any doubt that
Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz minced no words this week claiming that Turks who want to involve themselves in Turkish politics are free to leave Austria.
(REUTERS) – Migrants who try to enter Europe illegally by boat should be denied the chance to apply for asylum and be sent back, Austria’s foreign minister said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday. Austria’s centrist government promised tougher
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
The EU’s asylum policy has failed and member states should consider “individual measures” if the union fails to secure its wider border, Austria’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Integration has said. If it fails to, he will consider tighter border