FPÖ-ÖVP budget plans face challenges, rising cocaine use in Vorarlberg, and beer bottle deposits double—plus more stories from Austria on Friday.

To hedge against Trumpian pressure tactics, it would therefore be in Germany's interest to lead the way toward a more independent European policy. Such a policy would not seek equidistance between ...

Putin-friendly, far-right FPO’s imminent rise to power in Austria is a direct consequence of liberal, centrist failings.

The far-right Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the conservative People's Party (ÖVP), currently negotiating a coalition ...

Austria's centrist parties may come to their senses and try a second round of coalition talks, or form a minority government.

Since then, the conservatives have agreed to form a government with the far-right under a Chancellor Kickl. Kickl has successfully lobbied by promising the capital associations that he would implement ...

Mainstream German parties have sworn off working with the far-right Alternative for Germany, but its ongoing rise and ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's so-called "traffic light" coalition collapsed in late 2024, triggered by disagreements about economic policy and debt management. Economic growth and debt limits will be top ...

Austria's far-right Freedom Party and conservative People's Party outline plans to address budget deficits by scrapping climate initiatives and enhancing state revenue through increased dividends. The ...

Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPO) and conservative People's Party (OVP) plan to improve the state's finances by ...

A government led by the far right wouldn't just herald a new era in Austrian politics. It would bolster rising far-right ...

Austria's far-right party said on Monday it had agreed with the conservatives on a roadmap to shrink the country's budget deficit in order to comply with European Union spending rules.