Austria ile ilgili hikayeler

• Austria's direction: The new Austrian government ordered an immediate halt to family reunifications for asylum claimants on Wednesday as it seeks to address widespread concern about immigration that has stoked support for the far-right. What happened? Invoking European Union emergency provisions relating to national security, the three-party coalition said it was temporarily freezing all follow-on rights for family members of people granted asylum in Austria. ...Devamını Oku

17 Mar 2025

• Austria's government: Austria’s conservative People’s Party (ÖVP) announced a coalition agreement on Thursday with two centrist parties, excluding the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), despite its victory in September’s elections. Looking ahead: ÖVP leader Christian Stocker described the agreement as one of the most challenging in Austria’s history, with the new government set to implement stricter migration policies, including a temporary suspension of family reunif...Devamını Oku

03 Mar 2025

• New chancellor: Austria’s Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg was sworn in as interim chancellor on Friday after now-former leader Karl Nehammer stepped down last weekend. Important note: His appointment comes as the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Herbert Kickl has been invited to lead coalition negotiations to form the country's new government after topping the polls in elections last September. Looking ahead: As Austria is preparing for its first ...Devamını Oku

13 Oca 2025

• No coalition in Vienna: Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer says he will resign in the coming days, both as chancellor and the conservative People's Party (ÖVP) leader, after talks about forming a coalition government with the Social Democrats collapsed. Looking ahead: The collapse of the talks could lead to the conservatives negotiating with the far-right, or to a new election taking place, analysts have said.

06 Oca 2025

• Schengen expansion: Seventeen years after Romania and Bulgaria joined the European Union, they have been given the green light to become members of its border-free Schengen travel zone. A step back: Although border checks were lifted on travel by air and sea for the two countries last March, it was only last month that Austria lifted its resistance to ending border checks by land.

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• Raiffeisen Bank International , Austria's second-biggest lender, confirmed it received a request from the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to "clarify payments business and related processes maintained by RBI in light of the recent developments related to Russia and Ukraine." Why it matters: Raiffeisen is deeply embedded in the Russian financial system and is one of the only two foreign banks on the Russian central bank's list of 13 "...Devamını Oku

21 Şub 2023

• EU countries agreed to allow Croatia to join the Schengen Area as of Jan. 2023, finally accepting the country after years of await. However, Romania and Bulgaria’s accession into Schengen was blocked —despite both having joined the EU six years before Croatia— by Austria, citing concerns about migration.

09 Ara 2022

⚡ Lightning Round Austria launched legal action against the EU over its classification of nuclear energy and natural gas as sustainable, following its early statement that it would stand up against the EU's "attempt of greenwashing." Head of Spain's supreme court Carlos Lesmes resigned, directing the country's two political parties to end a four-year stalemate over judicial appointments. North Korea confirmed that its recent series of missile launches were ...Devamını Oku

11 Eki 2022

• German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said in a report that except for the ones already in place with Denmark and Austria, EU partners like the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Poland refused to engage in “constructive negotiations” about bilateral gas solidarity agreements with Germany, which could exacerbate the country’s gas crunch. Furthermore: Germany is also in talks with Italy and the Czech Republic while France promised to supply Germany with gas if Ger...Devamını Oku

09 Eyl 2022