Herbert Kickl
Disrupter No. 7 โ Austria
Karl Nehammer
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says war will โend soonerโ once Trump enters White House
US president-elect says the war has โgot to stopโ as German chancellor urges Putin to start talks with Kyiv in rare phone call. What we know on day 997Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Russiaโs war against his country will โend soonerโ than it otherwise wou…
Les vrais gagnants des รฉlections amรฉricaines : les populistes de droite europรฉens
Les alliรฉs de Donald Trump en Europe espรจrent qu’il mettra rapidement fin ร la guerre en Ukraine et renforcera leur position sur la scรจne europรฉenne.
The real winners of the US election: Europeโs populist right-wing wreckersย
Trumpโs allies in Europe hope the president-elect will quickly end the war in Ukraine โ and boost their standing on the EU stage.
World leaders race to congratulate Trump on expected win
Leaders praised the Republican’s “comeback.”
Europe gave 1 million Syrians fleeing war international protection. Some countries want to deport them.
Italy and Austria are pushing to recast Syria as a “safe” country, even as the bloc welcomes thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing war each year.
Loser of Austrian election to try to form government after parties shun far right
Peopleโs party tasked with coalition talks with Social Democrats after winning Freedom party fails to find partnerAustriaโs president has tasked the incumbent chancellor with forming a new government, after the general election winner, the far-right Fr…
Austriaโs Nehammer gets mandate to govern despite poll finish behind far right
The center-right chancellor is expected to govern with the social democrats.
Von der Leyen promises more deportations as EU veers right on migration
European leaders are backing deportation centers, sending migrants back to Afghanistan and Syria, and banning asylum in Poland.
Austrian president delays government formation amid far-right FPร cooperation rejection
“If you are against the Freedom Party, you will say the president is playing a clever game to try to prevent it from forming a government.”
Retour vers le futur en Autriche : les รฉlecteurs plรฉbiscitent le parti dโextrรชme droite fondรฉ par les nazis
Les eurosceptiques du FPร promettent de faire de l’Autriche une “forteresse” et affirment que le rรฉsultat des รฉlections leur donne le droit de diriger le prochain gouvernement du pays.
Far-right FPร secures first place in Austrian election, first projections show
Austriaโs far-right Freedom Party (FPร) has surpassed Chancellor Karl Nehammerโs Austrian Peopleโs Party (รVP) in the general election for the first time in the countryโs history, according to Institut Foresight projections.ย ย
Far-right Freedom party to come first in Austrian election, first results suggest
Party projected to beat centre-right Peopleโs party by three points, surpassing expectationsPreliminary results from Austriaโs general election showed the far-right Freedom party (FPร) winning the most votes for the first time in the postwar period as …
Austriaโs far-right on path to top national vote, unlikely to win chancellorship
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPร) is projected to tie for first place with the รVP at a historic 28% in Sunday’s national elections, though hopes for a far-right chancellorship seem unlikely.ย
Austriaโs Cosa Nostra
My quip on a TV show gave me an insider view of how the dominant People’s Party exerts its influence throughout the country.
Austrian election offers far right a springboard back to power
A win for the Freedom Party Sunday would expand Central Europe’s Putin-friendly bloc.
Tusk jokes that Poles shouldnโt โpanicโ if they see German soldiers helping out after floods
โThey are here to help,โ the Polish PM said.
Third suspect arrested in foiled terror attack on Taylor Swift concerts
Main suspect in the plot planned “to kill himself and a large number of people,” an Austrian official said.
Taylor Swift Vienna concerts cancelled, terrorist attack reportedly averted
Taylor Swift’s three concerts in Vienna this week were cancelled after the government confirmed a planned attack at the stadium, the organiser announced late on Wednesday (7 August), and Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer said “a tragedy was prevented”.
โAustria wants to remain in fossil ignoranceโ: Climate activist group to end campaign
Its protests โ such as blocking streets and airports โย have garnered a lot of attention.
Austria nominates Finance Minister Brunner as European commissioner
Austria’s conservative-led coalition government is nominating conservative Finance Minister Magnus Brunner as its next European Commissioner, Chancellor Karl Nehammer said in a statement on Wednesday (31 July).
Austria nominates Finance Minister Brunner as EU commissioner
He will have to compete against Irish and Dutch candidates for an economics portfolio.
Hungary’s Orban meets Putin in Moscow in rare European visit
Orbรกn is the first European leader to visit Russia and sit down for talks with Putin since Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer visited the capital in April 2022.
Austrian government survives minister gone rogue on EU nature restoration
Chancellor Karl Nehammer (รVP/EPP) opted against dissolving the government after environment minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens) voted in favour of the EU nature restoration law in spite of his partyโs rejection of the initiative.
Rogue Austrian minister burns bridges to save EU nature law
Cue the lawsuits, potential fines, dueling allegations โย and, for Leonore Gewessler, a great campaign ad.
Nature restoration bill unleashes havoc in Austrian coalition
Vote cast by Green climate minister Leonor Gewessler triggered turmoil within the federal government, with Chancellor Karl Nehammer pushing a lawsuit against the member of his own coalition.
EU passes law to restore 20% of blocโs land and sea by end of decade
Narrow vote causes fury in Vienna where climate minister is threatened with legal action by coalition partnersThe EU has passed a landmark law to protect nature after a knife-edge vote, ending a months-long deadlock among member states spooked by fierc…
Nature restoration: Austrian conservatives charge Gewessler for abuse of office
The Austrian Peopleโs Party (รVP/EPP) is seeking to file criminal charges against Environment Minister Leonore Gewessler for abuse of office following her vote in favour of the controversial nature restoration law in the EU Council on Monday.
Austriaโs first female chancellor dies at 74
Bierlein has been described as a role model and a “civil servant in the best sense of the word.”
Europe is watching UKโs election battle over deporting migrants to Rwanda
EU governments used to castigate Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda scheme: not any more.
The frontrunners for the next European Commission
Even before the European elections, maneuvering is under way for top jobs in Brussels.
European leaders divided on ICC arrest warrant bid for Netanyahu
Reactions ranged from welcoming the International Criminal Court’s decision to slamming it as “appalling” and “non comprehensible.”
Austria plans to deport convicts to Kosovo
Denmark is trying to enact a similar plan.
Germanyโs Scholz lashed out at EU foreign policy chief over Gaza stanceย
At EU summit in March, German and Austrian chancellors criticized Josep Borrell privately while publicly agreeing to calling for a cease-fire.
Vienna agrees to fund 40km pipeline to boost gas independence from Russia
The Austrian government has agreed to provide an undisclosed part of โฌ200 million for building a pipeline to boost the countryโs ability to import natural gas via Germany, amid growing political pressure to reduce dependence on Russia.
โWe donโt need Russian gasโ: Will Austria finally ditch Gazprom?
When Austria was forced to admit in mid-February that Russian gas made up 98% of its recent gas supplyย โ two years after the Kremlin attacked Ukraine โ it triggered a political pile-on. Will Austria be able to rid itself of its dependence?