Austria

World

Corruption probe a blow for far-right parties ahead of EU elections

Austria is bracing itself for fresh elections after a corruption scandal embroiling the far right brought down the coalition government. Secretly-filmed footage emerged over the weekend appearing to show the vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache dealing in corruption.

20/05/2019

Austria

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz calls for September snap election

Footage showed far-right party leader appearing to offer to funnel state contracts in exchange for political and financial support

18/05/2019

Austria

Snow joke: Austria ski resort reopens for the first time in May

A ski resort in Austria will reopen this weekend for the first time in May after unprecedented heavy snowfall.

16/05/2019

Austria

Austrian MPs vote to ban headscarves in primary schools

The law refers to ''all head-covering clothes of ideological or religious influence'', yet it doesn't apply to the Jewish kippa, or to the turban worn by Sikh men.

16/05/2019

Austria

Need help in Austria? US tells Americans to go to McDonald's

Do you want fries with that emergency passport?

15/05/2019

World

Road Trip Day 42: Austrian farmers on EU regulations and the future of agriculture

One of the biggest issues for rural voters in the European Union elections is the future of the Common Agriculture Policy. The Commission has proposed a significant cut in farm spending to use scarce financial resources to tackle new challenges like security.

14/05/2019

World

Road Trip Europe Day 41: Passing the baton in Austria

Vincent McAviney and Leszek Kablak take over on the road trip to visit Austria, Czech Republic, Poland and finally Germany over the next few days, finding out what local people think ahead of the EU elections.

13/05/2019

Austria

Austrian far-right official steps down after Holocaust posting

Austrian far-right town official steps down after Holocaust posting

06/05/2019

Austria

EPP's Manfred Weber in Austria for rally ahead of European elections

European People's Party leader Manfred Weber was in Austria in the run up to European parliamentary elections to try to bolster unity within his party

04/05/2019

Austria

Austria's answer to Basil Fawlty 'throws plate of food at customers'

Don't whatever you do mention the law!

03/05/2019

Smart Regions

Restoring and preserving the Danube river

In partnership with the European Commission

Euronews takes the plunge in the European Union’s longest river The Danube. Since ancient times, the riverbed has seen many changes but some of its inhabitants are in danger. The European Cohesion Policy is collaboratively providing a push to protect the river’s ecosystem.

25/04/2019

Austria

Watch: Olympic champion skier Wise sets new quarterpipe world record

Wise, double Olympic halfpipe champion at the Sochi and Pyeongchang Games, set the record with a straight air tail grab.

25/04/2019

Austria

Austrian far-right politician resigns after xenophobic poem

Austrian far-right politician has resigned after Easter weekend poem causes outrage.

22/04/2019

Austria

Stomzy cancels Austria gig over 'racial profiling' incident

The Brit Award-winning rapper said his manager and friends were "racially profiled", before being "targeted and aggressively handled" during a weapon search.

12/04/2019

Austria

Watch: Scientists seek Earth's oldest ice to understand climate change

The team will head to Antarctica hoping to extract a 1.5 million-year-old ice core.

09/04/2019

Austria

Austria extends duration of border checks for Hungary and Slovenia

Austria cited an increase of migrants numbers as a reason to extend border checks.

07/04/2019

Austria

Austria is latest EU country to unveil tax targeting digital giants

Austria is taking aim at tech giants the likes of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon with the introduction of a 5% tax rate on digital companies' advertising revenues.

03/04/2019

Austria

US revokes travel permit for Austrian with link to Christchurch gunman

Austrian far-right activist Martin Sellner was planning to marry his American girlfriend, but had his ESTA visa waiver cancelled

29/03/2019

Austria

Two Iraqi nationals arrested in Prague over failed attack

Two Iraqi nationals have been arrested in Prague just a day after police arrested an Iraqi citizen in Austria over a series of failed attacks on German trains last year

27/03/2019

Austria

Austria confirms financial link between far-right group and NZ gunman

Austrian Chancellor Sebastien Kurz has confirmed financial links have been discovered between the New Zealand mosques gunman and the far-right Identitarian Movement in Austria

26/03/2019

Austria

UK taking part in EU elections would be 'absurd', says Austria's Kurz

EU leaders are gathering in Brussels on Thursday to discuss whether to grant the UK a Brexit delay.

21/03/2019

Austria

Austria to release guide advising how hikers should act around cows

Austria is set to release a "code of conduct" for hikers visiting the Alpine pastures after a German tourist was trampled by cows.

12/03/2019

Living

“Those are buildings that people care about”

Our interview with Austrian architect and former ski-jumper Chris Precht.

12/03/2019

Austria

Watch: Daredevils go to extreme lengths to find fresh snow in Austria

Three freeriders abseil onto a mountain-top from a zeppelin in the Austrian Alps - in a bid to find fresh snow.

08/03/2019

Austria

Austrian farmer handed enormous fine over deadly cow stampede

A court in Austria has handed a huge fine to a farmer over a cow stampede that killed a German woman back in 2014.

25/02/2019

Musica

Juan Diego Flórez and Olga Peretyatko: Vienna's tragic lovers

It's one of the delights of the bel canto-repertoire: Donizetti's opera “Lucia di Lammermoor”. Laurent Pelly creates a dreamlike and mysterious atmosphere at the Vienna Staatsoper . Olga Peretyatko and Juan Diego Flórez incarnate the tragic lovers in this edition of Musica.

21/02/2019