Austria

Romania may sue Austria over Schengen

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu on Monday 18 September issued a warning to Austria, stating that if Austria does not…

1 year ago

Sberbank leaves Austria, completing EU exit

Russian bank Sberbank announced its complete withdrawal from the European banking market with the sale of its remaining shares in a EU…

1 year ago

CEE foreign ministers convene for energy, security talks

Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said it is extremely important that the EU provide support to Africa, when he and…

2 years ago

OMV to transfer euros to Russia for payments to Gazprom

Austrian energy group OMV announced on Friday that it was opening an account with Russian Gazprombank for ruble conversion. The development…

3 years ago

EU states see green goals, Russian energy cuts as win-win

A coalition of 11 European Union states led by Denmark wants to accelerate the continent’s green transformation, in order to…

3 years ago

Nuclear plant expansion is on, Hungary PM says, as FM calls sector sanctions ‘a red line’

The EUR 12.5 bn expansion of Hungary’s only nuclear power plant at Paks remains viable, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban…

3 years ago

Austria delays mandatory vaccine scheme

Austria will delay its controversial mandatory vaccination programme by two months until April for technical reasons, electronic health record office…

3 years ago

Green minister pulls plug on long-standing Vienna motorway plan

After 20 years of fierce debate, the plan to construct a EUR 2 billion stretch of ring-road on Vienna’s north-eastern…

3 years ago

Austria’s Kurz steps back, FM Schallenberg to become Chancellor

Alexander Schallenberg is expected to be sworn in “within days” as Chancellor of Austria following the resignation of Sebastian Kurz over the weekend.  It would be an…

3 years ago