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Austria's governing coalition said on Tuesday it plans to pass a ban on headscarves in schools for girls under 14, despite criticism from rights groups and the possibility that the Constitutional ...
News Austria » Government: Austria is getting a new coalition government without the far-right election winner
Austrian party leaders Christian Stocker of the Peoples' Party (OeVP), center, Andreas Babler of the Social Democrats (SPOe), left, and Beate Meinl-Reisinger of NEOS, right, pose with their government ...
News Austria » Government: Austrian far-right leader's efforts to form a new government collapse
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl's efforts to form a coalition government with a conservative party collapsed in mutual recriminations on Wednesday, more than four months after ...
News Austria » Government: Austria: Higher-than-expected Fiscal Deficits Increase Pressure to Accelerate Structural Reforms
To stabilise the country's debt trajectory, additional structural fiscal reform measures are essential, beyond the significant consolidation measures to which the government has already committed, of ...
News Austria » Government: Austria: Persistent Fiscal Pressures Coupled With Weak Growth Challenge Resilience to Future Crises
Improving the sustainability of Austria's debt burden is important to build resilience against future crises. The recent series of external economic shocks, including the pandemic, the escalation of ...
News Austria » Government: Austrian Government's No. 2 Figure Says He Will Step Down
VIENNA, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Austrian Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler said on Sunday he would quit as the second-highest government official and as leader of the ruling Social Democratic Party next ...
News Austria » Government: Austria's chancellor asked to form new government after parties refuse to work with far-right leader
VIENNA – Austria's president on Tuesday tasked incumbent Chancellor Karl Nehammer with forming a new government after all other parties refused to work with the leader of the far-right Freedom Party, ...
News Austria » Government: Austria with new program: 500 euros for every child born from 2027
The Austrian government has introduced a new financial initiative, through which it aims to provide children with an initial support of 500 euros, encouraging long-term savings and investment for ...
News Austria » Government: Austria's new government is stopping family reunions immediately for migrants
VIENNA – The new Austrian government said Wednesday that family reunion procedures for migrants will be immediately halted because the country is no longer able to absorb newcomers adequately. The ...
News Austria » Government: Austria is getting a new coalition government without the far-right election winner
VIENNA — Three parties reached a deal on Thursday to form a new centrist Austrian government, two weeks after a far-right party that won an election in September failed to put together an ...