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Austrian former partners, the far-right FPÖ and the conservative ÖVP at a crossroads after the scandals. An interview with Professor Reinhard Heinisch

Austria experienced two deep political crises during the last two years. The first, known as the IbizaGate, involved the then Vice Chancellor and leader...

Despite the scandals, Austria’s Conservatives and the far-right flirt again

Two years ago, the newly elected president of the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) Sebastian Kurz, made a radical change in his party’s alliances....

Austrians’ love-hate relationship with Kurz

Austria’s leftists called for weekly protests against the country’s archconservative anti-immigrant government. Last week, “Resistance!” was the bellowing cry from 20,000 people gathered in Vienna’s...

Why the Austrian presidency should scare us all

Make no mistake: Sebastian Kurz is one of the most dangerous politicians in the EU right now. Behind the youthful veneer and man-of-the-people, public transport...

Has Europe just swerved to the right?

On February 19, the day Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) members held an internal vote in order to express their views about the party’s...

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Hungary grants political asylum to Polish politician, worsening relations between Warsaw and Budapest

Relations between Poland and Hungary worsened following a change...

The EU-Switzerland bilateral relationship reaches a new level

On 20 December, Ursula von der Leyen, President of...

EU will deploy Election Observation Mission to Kosovo

In response to an invitation from the President of...

Commission proposes to suspend visa-free travel for officials from Georgia

Today, the European Commission proposed suspending part of the...

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