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7:29am, 5th May, 2019

Austria far-right leader ramps up anti-immigration rhetoric before European elections

The head of Austrian junior coalition partner and far-right Freedom (FPO) party pledged on Sunday to fight "creeping Islamisation", doubling down on his anti-immigration stance ahead of European elections on May 23.

Austria plans to force social media to identify users as bar to hate speech

11:20am, 10th April, 2019

World

Austria plans to force social media to identify users as bar to hate speech

Austria's right-wing government plans to force large social and traditional media to verify their users' identity so that individuals can be tracked down if they post hate speech online anonymously, it said on Wednesday.

Austria's Kurz confirms link between Christchurch attacker and Identitarian Movement

4:07am, 27th March, 2019

World

Austria's Kurz confirms link between Christchurch attacker and Identitarian Movement

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Wednesday confirmed that there was a financial link between the man who killed 50 people in mass shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand and the far-right Identitarian Movement in Austria.

Objective is to avoid hard Brexit: Austria's Kurz

7:08am, 13th March, 2019

World

Objective is to avoid hard Brexit: Austria's Kurz

EU heads of government would unanimously support any decision to avoid a hard Brexit, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Wednesday, suggesting a short delay to Britain leaving the European Union on March 29 may be necessary.

Austria to shun global migration pact on sovereignty worries

7:43am, 31st October, 2018

World

Austria to shun global migration pact on sovereignty worries

Austria will follow the United States and Hungary in backing out of a United Nations migration pact over concerns it will blur the line between legal and illegal migration, the right-wing government said on Wednesday.

Austria's ex-chancellor Kern quits politics, will not run in European elections

8:20am, 6th October, 2018

World

Austria's ex-chancellor Kern quits politics, will not run in European elections

Opposition leader Christian Kern said on Saturday he would leave politics and not run as the top candidate for the Austrian Social Democrats in European parliamentary elections next year, giving in to pressure from party critics.

EU leaders comments on Brexit at informal summit in Austria

2:59am, 20th September, 2018

World

EU leaders comments on Brexit at informal summit in Austria

European Union leaders met in Salzburg, Austria, for an informal summit to discuss migration and Brexit. Below are comments of leaders arriving on Thursday.

UK foreign secretary to warn France, Austria of costs of no-deal Brexit

6:52pm, 30th July, 2018

World

UK foreign secretary to warn France, Austria of costs of no-deal Brexit

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will visit Paris and Vienna this week to discuss Brexit and warn of the costs to Britain and the European Union of failing to reach a transition deal, his office said on Tuesday.

Austria seeks to avoid hard Brexit, Kurz tells May

3:45am, 28th July, 2018

UK

Austria seeks to avoid hard Brexit, Kurz tells May

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said it was important to avoid a "hard" or disorderly Brexit, but negotiations about Britain's exit from the European Union were going quite well.