Tensions remain as Austria finally gets a new government and Germans start talking about one
Far-right FPO finds itself in opposition in Austria despite winning last September’s election
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Fiction in translation: Swedish bestseller Colony an impressive study of community, secrets and trust
Works by Annika Norlin, Malgorzata Lebda, Torborg Nedreaas, Robert Seethaler, Cheon Seon-ran and Alba de Céspedes
Midweek chic: Schnitzel and Scandinavian meatballs to liven up your menu
Two classic recipes that are both economical and easily elevated with a cheffy twist or two
Austrian centrist parties reach deal to form government without far right
Centre-right People’s Party, Social Democrats and liberal Neos publish 200-page programme aimed at reviving Austria’s economy and cutting its budget deficit
Germany on course for grand coalition between conservatives and social democrats after CDU victory
Friedrich Merz is on track to be the next German chancellor in election where far-right AfD doubled support
Germany faces tricky talks on new coalition as far-right AfD becomes electoral force
A tired-looking Olaf Scholz says that just as the 2021 victory was his, the 2025 defeat was also his
Fatal knife attack in southern Austria deemed Islamic terror incident
Austria says stabbing attack suspect swore allegiance to Islamic State
Boy (14) killed and four injured in knife attack in Austrian town
Suspect (23) arrested following attack on street in town of Villach on Saturday, police say
Austria goes back to the drawing board after far right fails to form government
President seeks to exclude eurosceptic Freedom Party from centrist coalition formation talks
Austria heading for possible new election as coalition talks led by far right collapse
Eurosceptic, Russia-friendly FPÖ seeking to lead a government for first time since its foundation in the 1950s
Silent Catastrophes by WG Sebald review: Hope may be the thing just seems miserable
WG Sebald’s early essays on Austrian literature offer compelling insights into his thinking, clunkily
The Apprentice: Irish contestants feature in new season but how long can the show keep going?
Television: Aoibheann Walsh, who is from Donegal, and Jordan Dargan, a Dubliner, are among the 18 candidates on Alan Sugar’s The Apprentice
Austrians battle with Irish terrain and ‘local dialect’ in Storm Éowyn relief efforts
Austrian crew set out for Ireland on Monday at 5am in their own cars, travelled through the night, sharing driving duties, and arrived 1,900km and 27 hours later
Austria under far-right government would stay committed to EU, says caretaker leader
Alexander Schallenberg seeks to assure Brussels over possibility of far-right Freedom Party leading next government
Trump’s second coming has echoes of a century ago and Yeats’s warning ‘the centre cannot hold’
Liberal democratic leaders out or embattled in office; the right on the rise ... Trump’s second coming has echoes of a century ago and Yeats’s warning that ‘the centre cannot hold’
Austrian far-right leader demands coalition talks with ‘no tricks’
Herbert Kickl says he is ready for talks with centre-right People’s Party, 100 days after his Freedom Party topped polls in election
Angry Austrian protests as far-right leader begins coalition talks
Reversal of position by Austria’s president sets stage for nationalist, Eurosceptic Freedom Party led by Herbert Kickl to be senior coalition partner
Austrian far-right party poised for power after centrist coalition talks collapse
Freedom Party led by Herbert Kickl set to be senior coalition partner after poll-topping election win
Fiction in translation: Darkenbloom a profoundly disturbing Austrian satire
Reviews of books by Eva Menasse, Federico Falco, SJ Nolde, Aharon Appelfeld and Leonid Tsypkin
Austria’s victorious right-wing Freedom Party scored best with closed-border policies and unrivalled mastery of social media
For jubilant FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl, coalition talks must end with him in the chancellery and his party heading government
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party scores historic election win
Tough negotiations loom as controversial FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl aims to form government
How Northern Ireland’s Oskar Schindler helped Austrian Jews flee Nazi terror
Just before the second World War broke out, in 1938 the New Industries (Development) Act sought to lure employers to the North. It helped some escape the evil of the Nazis
Far-right Freedom Party promises ‘fortress Austria’ and zero-asylum policy as country goes to polls
FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl has shaped party’s populist brand with rhyming, racist rhetoric
Central European floods leave trail of devastation as new areas placed on alert
Danube’s waters continue to rise in in Slovakia and Hungary, with parts of Austria and Romania inundated after heavy rains
Herbert Kickl, the skilled sloganeer aiming to make Austria a ‘fortress’ against immigration
The leader of Austria’s Freedom Party (FPÖ) hopes to become ‘the people’s chancellor’ following this month’s general election
Europe floods: At least 15 killed amid record water levels across east and centre of Continent
Czech military helicopters deployed to rescue people from homes as evacuations take place in multiple cities in several countries
At least eight dead as heavy rains and gale force winds hit central Europe
Lower Austria, the state surrounding Vienna, declared a disaster area with some 20,000 rescue crew members at work
Prague on high flood alert as central Europe faces torrential rain
Similar weather expected in southern Germany and parts of Austria, Poland, and Slovakia over coming days
Austrian woman given prison sentence for killing neighbour by infecting him with Covid
Woman (54) ignored lockdown measures in December 2021
Taylor Swift concert plot leads to warnings of new generation of teenage Islamist terrorists
Islamic State is using social media apps such as TikTok to reassert its influence, say experts
Taylor Swift fans ‘just grateful to be alive’ after terror attack thwarted
After two teenagers were arrested in Vienna over plans for mass killing at a concert, many others gathered to sing and ‘try to turn this into something positive’
Austrian man (19) confesses to plan to detonate bomb outside Taylor Swift concert in Vienna
Police discovered explosives, knives, air pistol, counterfeit notes and Islamic State propaganda at home of suspect
Taylor Swift’s Vienna concerts cancelled after police foil planned terror attack
Vienna shows to see increased security and ‘antiterrorism measures’ after chemical substance found in home of one of the detained
Ryanair loses appeal to case taken on state aid of €150m for Austrian Airlines
Top EU court rules €150m loan was legal
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