Austria

When the Robert Koch Institute released its daily infection numbers this morning, there was a surprise. Both the number of new Coronavirus infections and that of related deaths were comparatively low.

In Munich, First Minister Markus Söder announced tightened anti-Corona measures on Sunday. He also said Bavaria would declare a disaster situation because of…

After a terror act in Vienna's city center, Austria's Interior Minister Karl Nehammer announced three people had been killed and many injured. That number…

In Vienna, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced a lockdown and a 'visit ban' that are supposed to get the Corona infection numbers down. The measures will be put in place on Tuesday.

Germany has declared several European regions and cities high risk areas because of the alarming number of Corona infections there. Amsterdam, Budapest and…

Austria temporarily shut down all train traffic from Italy because of a Coronavirus alarm on a train that had left Venice for Munich. It turned out to be a…

The Austrian conservatives of former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz' party ÖVP and the Greens successfully ended their negotiations for a government coalition they intend to form, German-language media reported. Soon, Germany might choose the same approach.

Whoever wants to book big name Soul and Funk bands in Europe, will need to talk to Georg Leitner, in most cases. The concert agent from Vienna and his helpers…

After the 'Ibiza Scandal' which brought down former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz' government coalition in May, he won the Austrian snap elections on Sunday. It…

Now Austria is wondering just how much influence the big northern neighbor has. This includes the media, but also Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU, the ÖVP's German sister party. Its new chairlady with that long name, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, sounded like she knew what to do before Kurz did.