Sebastian Kurz

Austria’s leader called Thursday for more legal options to fight extremism and for an overhaul of the country’s domestic intelligence agency in the wake of this week’s deadly attack by an Islamic State sympathizer who authorities knew had tried...

Austria on Saturday announced a partial shutdown that will see restaurants and bars closed for four weeks, cultural, sports and leisure activities canceled, and residents asked to stay home after 8 p.m. as the government tries to stem a...

Sebastian Kurz took one step closer to forming a government following the September election after entering exclusive coalition talks with the Green party. In an apparent about-turn after Kurz's previous administration with the far-right came crashing down, the 33-year-old said...

The date for early elections triggered by the so-called "Ibiza-gate" scandal which brought down Austria's government has been fixed for September 29, following a decision by a parliamentary commission Tuesday. The snap poll was prompted by the decision of centre-right...

The Chancellor emphasized after the visit to the US President, especially the differences with his host. Compliments were exchanged at the beginning of the White House meeting. Donald Trump praised the tender age of 32, with whom Sebastian Kurz leads...

Trump does not have good relationships with the big EU countries, so he's looking for friends among the little ones. Former US security adviser Ben Rhodes explains the reception by Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) of US President Donald Trump...

Group exclusion was unanimously adopted: "Multiple in contradiction to the goals of the FSG-GÖD standing behavior." The "Social Democratic Union in the Public Service Union" (FSG-GÖD) has excluded Josef Hübner. The decision was made unanimously on Monday by the Federal...

On Thursday, the European People's Party elects its leading candidate. Manfred Weber is the favorite. It is unclear whether the system will prevail at the top.   At noon on Thursday, the European People's Party's (EPP) Congress in Helsinki will officially...

The flood protection in Carinthia stopped, but it is announced to rain further in the south. Given the amount of rain that has been falling over Austria in recent days, it is hard to imagine. Meteorologists count October 2018 as...

"Whizz-kid", "Basti Fantasti" and "Messiah" are just some of the monikers given to new Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, 31, as of Monday the world's youngest leader. His conservative People's Party (ÖVP), revamped by Kurz as a more hardline "movement", agreed late on...