(JNS) A new exhibition on the fate of Viennese Jews during the Holocaust has been inaugurated at the Austrian Parliament, in a major step forward in acknowledging the country’s Nazi past. The ...

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VIENNA— A new political precedent was added to the history of post-WWII Austria: for the first time, a candidate representing the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), Walter Rosenkranz, was elected ...

Walter Rosenkranz of Austria's Freedom Party (FPOe) was elected the president of Austria's parliament despite the local Jewish community criticising him for having ...

The Austrian Parliament has passed a resolution calling for stronger efforts to secure the return of Ukrainian children forcibly taken to Russia, and for those responsible to face justice under ...

Austrians went to the polls on Sept. 29, handing victory to the far-right, anti-migration Freedom Party (FPO). The party gained 29% of the vote, its best result to date. Founded in 1956 by Anton ...

EU turns blind eye to genocide in Gaza while imposing sanctions on Russia over war in Ukraine, says Slovak member of European ...

UNHCR is worried about new draft changes to the Austrian Asylum Act that further restrict asylum seeker rights and could, if implemented, be harmful to the interests of children in particular. The ...

VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s parliament has approved the eurozone’s permanent rescue fund, clearing the way for the country’s broader participation in the 17-nation zone’s financial crisis management. The ...

(CNN) — Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been charged with giving false testimony, Austria’s Economic and Corruption Prosecutor’s Office announced on Friday. The prosecutors in Vienna ...

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian-Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach said on Tuesday he was quitting Austria's parliament, 16 months after founding a party that he hoped would reshape its political ...

Opposition candidate Walter Rosenkranz of the far-right Freedom casts his vote for the Austrian Presidential election in Krems an der Donau, Austria, Oct. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Theresa Wey) VIENNA (AFP) ...