Ever since Herbert Kickl's far-right Freedom Party edged a win in September's legislative elections with 29% of the vote, Austria's centrist politicians have tried to block Kickl from becoming chancellor.

The election result in the Austrian state of Burgenland on Sunday will have an impact far beyond the region, with Vienna and Austria’s federal government watching closely to what happens next.

New Year's Eve event of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPOE) near Vienna with the participation of its chairman Herbert Kickl. Camera: MAX SLOVENCIK. FOOTAGE OF THE NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION OF THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC UNION PARTY (CDU) NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA.

Though Vienna Blood primarily takes place in the titular Austrian city, the production has ventured all throughout Europe.

VIENNA - Talks to form a coalition government led by Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPO) will begin on Friday, the party said on Thursday, as thousands protested in Vienna against the prospect of the country's first FPO-led government. The eurosceptic ...

Mr Kickl’s political hero is Viktor Orban, Hungary’s autocratic leader. But unlike Hungarian voters who first voted Mr Orban in, few Austrian voters seem enamoured with Mr Kickl. Only 2% of FPÖ voters in September said they voted for the party because of Mr Kickl, while 45% said they did so because of its policies.

ECB rate-setter also warns that inflation risks are on the rise and that a January rate cut is not a done deal.

The chief executive officer of Austria’s most valuable listed company urged legislators negotiating a new government to stick by ambitious climate targets and double down on investment in the power grid.

Even so, according to polls, the FPÖ will do still better if snap elections are held. Kronen Zeitung, Austria’s largest-circulation tabloid, published a poll on January 5th that put the FPÖ at 37% of the vote, which would give them around 40% of the seats in parliament. That should focus the minds of the ÖVP ’s negotiators. ■

European cloud provider OVHcloud has launched a Local Zone Edge location in Vienna, Austria.

With the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) leading the Austrian government's coalition talks for the first time in the country's history, an estimated 50,000 people rallied in Vienna to urge the

A Russian court has ordered Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International, the largest Western bank in Russia, to pay over €2 billion ($2.1 billion) in compensation, making a landmark decision that underscores the risks of doing business in Russia,