Thousands of foreign fighters have traveled to Ukraine for the war. Now the Ukrainian embassy in Vienna is said to have recruited fighters. However, in March Austria clearly prohibited active recruitment by diplomatic representations such as consulates and embassies. The Ukrainian embassy in Vienna is said to have solicited foreign fighters via the Internet. In […]
Austria is not a NATO member and has no plans to join the alliance in the near future. Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said this to journalists in Brussels on Monday. At the political level, however, the Alpine Republic supports economic sanctions against Russia. When asked how he felt about Sweden and Finland’s efforts to join […]
The NATO media spread cheers: Sweden and Finland will soon be NATO members! Their borders are so close to Russia that will show Ivan where his borders are! But isn’t the celebration premature? Is the world really safe just because Russia is surrounded by NATO bases all around? by Uli Gellermann Tank ramp Austria Anyone […]
21 mar 2022 5:47 p.m Almost two weeks after numerous corona measures were lifted, Austria is tightening the reins again. According to the Minister of Health, the obligation to wear masks indoors is to be reintroduced. The reason is the rapidly increasing number of new corona cases. Only a little more than two weeks have […]
16 mar 2022 4:19 p.m Russia announces the first cornerstones for a possible peace agreement with Ukraine. Moscow’s top negotiator says Kyiv has proposed adopting neutral status similar to Austria or Sweden. Kyiv speaks of a special “Ukrainian” model. Vladimir Medinsky, Russia’s chief negotiator in the peace talks with Ukraine explainedthat Kyiv has proposed to […]
9 Mar 2022 10:29 am Austria suspends compulsory vaccination against the corona virus. The government in Vienna follows the recommendation of the expert commission with the decision. But a new decision should be made in three months. The obligation to vaccinate in Austria is – initially – suspended. In the case of the prevailing omicron […]
22 Feb 2022 17:06 As Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced, the Foreign Ministry wants to summon the Russian ambassador on Tuesday. The reason for this is the recognition of the People’s Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk by Moscow. As Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer explained at a press conference on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry will summon […]
13 Feb 2022 4:32 pm After several voices in Austria had urged that vaccination be suspended, Chancellor Karl Nehammer no longer ruled this out. Should the experts commissioned by the government speak out against it, they want to suspend the law. After more and more voices were raised in Austria against the compulsory vaccination that […]
31 Jan 2022 8:45 p.m The SPÖ Oberösterreich wants to use a current picture campaign to convince citizens of the need for vaccination. Crying children are used as a motif in connection with the sentence: “I don’t want to lose you.” The Upper Austrian parliamentary group of the Austrian Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) is starting […]