The end of the blue-black coalition is being received differently in Upper Austria: Neither the ÖVP nor the FPÖ want to be blamed for the failure.

Regardless of the positions, there was continued criticism from the ÖVP towards the Freedom Party. Secretary General ...

They are fighting over ministries and posts, disagree on relevant substantive positions - and there is hardly any personal ...

The chairman and top candidate of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPOe) for the Austrian National Council (Nationalrat) election Herbert Kickl waves to his audience after kicking off his party's ...

On Wednesday, the bank levy takes centre stage in the coalition negotiations. For the first time, this liberal demand is officially addressed in the responsible sub-group. Possible compromise formulas ...

VIENNA — Europe should chill: There are no signs that an Austrian government under the leadership of the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) would be economically reckless, the country’s central bank chief ...

Unlike previous alliances as senior partner, the ÖVP is unlikely to be able to keep the FPÖ away from key EU portfolios in any new coalition. In last year’s election campaign the FPÖ pushed ...

But Brussels will nevertheless be “keeping an eye” on Vienna’s budget situation over the coming months. The European Commission has decided not to formally reprimand Austria for breaching ...

The anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the center-right People’s Party (ÖVP), who are negotiating an historic coalition agreement that would return the country’s first far-right chancellor since ...