Austrian politics (politics in Austria)

Former Austrian Foreign Minister and current Chancellor Sebastian Kurz suggested a plan for lifting the anti-Russian sanctions step-by-step in 2016 in ... However, experts believe it is early to speak about political and constitutional aspects of a political settlement on Syria while the hotbeds of conflict ...

While some commentators and political pundits were quick to blame the influence of the Russia-friendly Freedom Party for Austria's behavior, Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl were quick to note that this has more to do with Austria's traditional neutral role as a ...

The Kremlin spokesman said recently Russia and Austria had high-level contacts, which were "rather effective, very constructive and pragmatic." Earlier, Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl said the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Vienna would make dialogue within the Organization for Security ...

With about 93,250 refugees already living in Austria and tens of thousands of asylum applications in the system, according to the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR), Vienna's city councillors say helping migrants become part of their new country is crucial. "We felt there was a political obligation to support ...