Five months after the far-right Freedom Party won Austria’s general election, a three-way coalition looks set to exclude it from power. The conservative People’s Party (ÖVP), the Social Democrats (SPÖ),…
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Austria: Teen dead and five injured in knife attack
A 14-year-old boy has been killed and five people wounded in a knife attack in southern Austria. Police said the suspect is a 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker who was detained…
Austria: Police search for ‘shaman fraudster’ suspect
Police in Austria have issued a European arrest warrant for a woman they believe posed as a shaman to defraud victims out of large sums of money. Police said they…
Austria: Far-right party tasked with forming coalition
Austria’s president Alexander Van der Bellen has tasked the leader of the far-right Freedom Party, Herbert Kickl, with forming a coalition government. If the talks are successful, Austria will, for…
Austria: Vienna Airport apologises to ‘abandoned’ Scots
An Austrian airport has apologised to a Scottish family who were left “abandoned” by Ryanair after their flight to Edinburgh left without boarding disabled passengers. Katie Brown, 25, who uses…
Austria: Chancellor Karl Nehammer to quit as coalition talks collapse
Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer says he will resign in the coming days, both as chancellor and party leader, after talks about forming a coalition government collapsed. The chancellor said his…
Austria: Scottish passengers ‘abandoned’ by Ryanair
A Scottish family say they were “abandoned” by Ryanair in Austria after their flight home to Edinburgh left without boarding disabled passengers. Katie Brown, 25, who uses a wheelchair due…