Most recently, the economy shrank by 0.1% quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter of 2024, revised downwards from an initial +0.3%. Unless an economic miracle happened at the end of last year, with the economy having defied gravity like the Wicked Witch of the West, 2024 will have marked the second consecutive year of recession.

At a beer-fueled meeting of Austria's far-right Freedom Party this week, members of parliament referred to Afghan refugees as “knife-wielding sex offenders” and to the EU's “repression of speech”, hidden camera footage has revealed.

Here's a detailed look at the updates across different countries as of 2025, according to the official immigration portals for the mentioned countries

Austrian negotiators trying to form a nationalist-conservative government will target €6.3 billion ($6.4 billion) in immediate budget spending cuts to avoid being reprimanded by the European Union.

Elon Musk may steal headlines with his zeal for Germany’s AfD party, but sentiments are shifting well beyond Berlin.

Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPO), which won September's parliamentary election with 29% of the vote, is due to start coalition talks with the conservative People's Party (OVP) this week aimed at creating the country's first FPO-led government.

The EU appeared to endorse that view on Friday ... European neighbors Hungary and Slovakia by cozying up to the Kremlin. The two parties have ruled Austria together twice before, from 2000-2002 and from December 2017 to May 2019, but with the FPÖ as ...

During these “trying times and surprising developments,” the EU should “have trust” in the strength of Austria’s democratic institutions. He added that the rule of law, separation of powers, fundamental rights, and international law “are non-negotiable” in coalition talks.

Austrian farmers demonstrated Thursday in Vienna against the South American Mercosur free trade agreement. A mountain of paper was symbolically unloaded in front of parliament during the protest that was organized by the Independent Farmers' Association of Austria (UBV).

Herbert Kickl, who now has good chances of becoming Austria's next chancellor, has radicalized the FPÖ in recent years. He seems to enjoy his role as the ultimate evil.

Buoyed by the endorsement of Elon Musk and enjoying new highs in the polls ahead of elections in February, Germany's far-right AfD is hoping for a further boost from the success of the far right in neighbouring Austria.

Global aircraft manufacturer Airbus and Austria's integrated energy company OMV have announced a partnership on a sustainable aviation fuel ecosystem.