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Sebastian Kurz

Born and raised in Vienna, Sebastian Kurz quit his studies to concentrate on politics. For a time, he would serves as the world's youngest head of government.

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Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz

Austria: Sebastian Kurz found guilty in perjury case

The former chancellor has been found guilty of making false statements to a parliamentary inquiry.
Law and JusticeFebruary 23, 2024
Sebastian Kurz

Austria ex-Chancellor Kurz charged with false statement

The former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been charged with making a false statement, prosecutors say.
PoliticsAugust 18, 2023
Heinz Christian Strache

No charges for man who sunk Austrian government

Prosecutors have dropped their probe into a man who commissioned a recording of the ex-vice chancellor offering bribes.
PoliticsJune 29, 2022
Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz

Austria's former chancellor joins anti-racism NGO

Sebastian Kurz has joined the ECTR group just months after leaving office amid a corruption scandal.
SocietyJanuary 9, 2022
Sebastian Kurz

Austrian ex-Chancellor Kurz to work for Thiel Capital

Kurz will work as a "global strategist" at the California-based venture capitalist firm amid graft allegations.
PoliticsDecember 30, 2021
Karl Nehammer being handed a paper by Alexander Van der Bellen

Austria: Nehammer sworn in as new chancellor

Austria has its third conservative chancellor in two months after Karl Nehammer was sworn into office in Vienna.
PoliticsDecember 6, 2021
Karl Nehammer at a press conference

Austria: Karl Nehammer set to become new chancellor

The ruling People's Party has picked the current interior minister to replace Sebastian Kurz as party leader.
PoliticsDecember 3, 2021
Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz

Major shake up at the top of Austrian politics

Austria's ex-Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced he is stepping back from politics.
PoliticsDecember 2, 2021
Former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz

Austria: Parliament lifts Sebastian Kurz's immunity

Former chancellor Sebastian Kurz is being investigated in a corruption probe that caused him to step down last month.
PoliticsNovember 18, 2021
Schallenberg signs certificate of appointment at swearing-in

Scandal-hit Austria: New chancellor, same policies

Austria has a new chancellor, but Sebastian Kurz is still a force to be reckoned with — despite the scandals.
PoliticsOctober 13, 2021
Sebastian Kurz stands next to the flags of Austria and the European Union

Austria makes first arrest in corruption probe — reports

According to media, the detained woman is accused of destroying evidence in a scandal that toppled Sebastian Kurz.
PoliticsOctober 12, 2021
The new Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg being sworn in

Austria swears in new chancellor

Alexander Schallenberg, 52, replaces Sebastian Kurz, who resigned Saturday following raids on his office and party.
PoliticsOctober 11, 2021
Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg speaks to media in Slovenia

Austria: Foreign minister to take over chancellorship

Alexander Schallenberg has already met with President Alexander Van der Bellen and is set to be sworn in within days.
PoliticsOctober 10, 2021
Sebastian Kurz

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announces resignation

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz says he will step down, with the country's foreign minister to take his place.
PoliticsOctober 9, 2021
Entrepreneur Peter Thiel speaking

A cultural prize for billionaire Peter Thiel

Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal and a Trump supporter, is given an award that goes to authors and artists.
CultureOctober 7, 2021
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz

New probe against Austria's Kurz, this time for corruption

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is under investigation for media bribery, prosecutors say.
PoliticsOctober 6, 2021
Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler, Finance Minister Gernot Bluemel, Climate Action and Mobility Minister Leonore Gewessler and Labour Minister Martin Kocher at a news conference

Austria will have a carbon tax but is lowering corporate tax

Austria announced the introduction of a new "eco-social" reform of the tax system.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 3, 2021
Chancellor Merkel and Chancellor Kurz in Berlin

Germany's Merkel, Austria's Kurz talk Afghanistan in Berlin

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is receiving her Austrian counterpart Sebastian Kurz in Berlin.
PoliticsAugust 31, 2021
Destruction due to flooding in Altenahr, Germany

Germany floods: Deaths rise as Merkel visits hard-hit town

Emergency workers have continued rescue and cleanup operations in areas ravaged by the floodwaters.
CatastropheJuly 19, 2021
Strache walks out the door

Austria: Former far-right leader stands trial for bribery

Ex-Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache allegedly accepted donations to direct public funds to a private hospital.
PoliticsJuly 6, 2021
Herbert Kickl waving the Austrian flag

Kickl elected to lead Austria's far-right party

The far-right Freedom Party has found a new leader in Herbert Kickl, despite some opposition to his blunt approach.
PoliticsJune 20, 2021
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz

Austrian Chancellor Kurz under investigation for perjury

Sebastian Kurz stands accused of perjuring himself before a parliamentary committee investigating the "Ibiza Affair."
PoliticsMay 12, 2021
An elderly woman receives the first Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the MedUni Wien in Vienna

Austria and Denmark break ranks with EU on vaccines

Austria and Denmark have said they will work with Israel on second-generation jabs to tackle mutant strains.
PoliticsMarch 2, 2021
People line up to shop in Vienna

Austria relaxes strict coronavirus lockdown

Shops have reopened, but restaurants and bars are closed. Arrivals from high-risk countries are subject to quarantine.
SocietyDecember 7, 2020
Karl-Heinz Grasser sitting in court

Former Austrian finance minister found guilty of corruption

Karl-Heinz Grasser, disgraced former finance minister has been found guilty of corruption by a court in Vienna.
PoliticsDecember 4, 2020
Police cars parked outside a Manor department store in Lugano

Swiss authorities suspect terrorism in Lugano stabbings

A woman has attacked two passersby with a knife in Lugano. Prosecutors suspect the incident was motivated by terrorism.
CrimeNovember 24, 2020
Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi

Exclusion of Muslims nurtures Islamists

Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi
Criminalizing "political Islam" puts all non-violent and non-radical Muslims under blanket suspicion.
PoliticsNovember 13, 2020
Police officers guard the scene in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, Nov. 3.

EU weighs tighter border security at Paris terror summit

EU leaders said protecting the bloc's borders was crucial after multiple Islamist terror attacks in France and Austria.
TerrorismNovember 11, 2020
Police secure an area of Vienna following a deadly shooting

Vienna terror attack had 'Islamist' motive

At least four people have been killed and 15 wounded in what authorities say was an Islamist terror attack.
CrimeNovember 3, 2020
Apres-Ski Bar, Tyrol, Austria

Austria: Mishandling of coronavirus outbreak at ski resort

An investigation has blamed a slow reaction and poor communication for worsening the crisis in Ischgl, Tyrol last March.
PoliticsOctober 12, 2020
An apres ski bar in Ischgl, Austria

Austria bans 'apres-ski' parties this winter

Ski enthusiasts visiting Austria's resorts would be able to ski, but not to enjoy the so-called "apres-ski" parties.
TravelSeptember 24, 2020
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz

Austria's Kurz lays out conditions for EU recovery deal

The European Union is expected to reach an agreement on the pandemic recovery plan later this month.
PoliticsJuly 12, 2020
A German family posing for a picture from the Ischgl ski resort

Did Austrian authorities collude over coronavirus coverup?

Did officials in Tyrol keep lucrative ski resorts open deliberately despite the coronavirus outbreak?
PoliticsApril 8, 2020
Sebastian Kurz and Angela Merkel

Germany and Austria disagree over refugee rescue mission

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz argued that Operation Sophia promoted human trafficking.
PoliticsFebruary 3, 2020
Austria's Sebastian Kurz

Austria threatens to veto EU post-Brexit budget

The departure of net contributor Britain from the EU shrinks the bloc's shared budget, straining members states.
PoliticsFebruary 1, 2020
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz

Austria's Conservatives fined for campaign over-spending

The fine comes a week after the Austrian People's Party re-entered government in coalition.
PoliticsJanuary 15, 2020
New Austrian Green-conservative Cabinet

Austria swears in first female-majority Cabinet

It's the ecologist party's first appearance in a ruling coalition of any stripe, allied with the conservative ÖVP.
PoliticsJanuary 7, 2020
Sebastian Kurz opens a red door at the presidential office in Vienna

Green light for Austria's new coalition

Austria's environmentalist Green party has approved a deal to form a government with the conservative People's Party.
PoliticsJanuary 4, 2020
Head of Austria's People's Party (ÖVP) Sebastian Kurz and Greens leader Werner Kogler speak at a press conference

Austria presents climate-friendly coalition deal

Austria's conservatives and Greens have unveiled their coalition deal, which also includes tougher immigration policies.
PoliticsJanuary 2, 2020
Political leaders from the ÖVP and Greens negotiate in Austria

Austria gets first conservative-Green government

Austria's conservatives and Green parties announced a deal on forming a government after weeks of talks.
PoliticsJanuary 1, 2020
Heinz-Christian Strache addresses media in May

Arrests over video that brought down Austrian government

Prosecutors have arrested three people in connection with the Ibiza scandal video.
PoliticsNovember 20, 2019
Österreich Wien Parlamentswahl Rede Kurz ÖVP

Inside Europe: Far-right loses out in Austria

Elections in Austria have resulted in a clear victory for the conservative People's Party. The country's coalition government collapsed in May after its junior partner, the far-right Freedom party, was engulfed in corruption scandals. But the victorious People's Party, led by Sebastian Kurz, will again have to enter into coalition talks as Natalie Carney reports from Vienna.
PoliticsOctober 4, 201904:13 min
Sebastian Kurz talks to his supporters in Vienna

Austria's far right loses ground as Kurz wins landslide

The far-right Freedom Party, Kurz's former coalition partner, has taken a beating following a corruption scandal.
PoliticsSeptember 30, 2019
Norbert-Mappes-Niediek - t Korrespondent mehrerer deutschsprachiger Zeitungen in Südosteuropa

Nothing has changed in Austria — yet

Norbert Mappes-Niediek
The People's Party and the Greens made big gains, while the far-right took a beating. But don't expect much to change.
PoliticsSeptember 30, 2019
Sebastian Kurz talks to the media

Sebastian Kurz: Austria's once and future chancellor

Sebastian Kurz was once the world's youngest head of government. Now he's on track to govern Austria again.
PoliticsSeptember 29, 2019
A woman enters a polling station during snap elections in Vienna

Austrians vote in snap parliamentary election

Austria's conservative People's Party looks set to take the lead, but not enough to form a majority government.
PoliticsSeptember 29, 2019
Persons pass election campaign posters of the head of Austria's Peoples Party (OeVP) former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Social Democrats (SPOe) party leader Pamela Rendi-Wagner in Vienna

Austria's political scandal fails to stick

Ahead of Sunday's election in Austria, polls showed the fallout from the far-right Ibiza scandal has had limited impact.
PoliticsSeptember 29, 2019
The house of parliament in Vienna

Austria goes on a law-passing spree

Austria's parliament has taken advantage of a weak caretaker government to pass long-awaited reforms.
PoliticsJuly 5, 2019
Austria's former Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache announcing his resignation

Austrian investigates Strache after secret video

Prosecutors have announced they are investigating him and members of his party for breach of trust.
PoliticsJune 13, 2019
Symbolbild EU-Erweiterung

Inside Europe 30.05.2019

The European Parliament election results – Snap elections for Greece – Austrian government ousted – Mussolini’s legacy lingers on – Remembering Turkey’s disappeared – A Green Wave in Denmark – On vintage wheels through the Tuscan hills – Prisons and AI – Is support growing for a united Ireland?
PoliticsMay 31, 201954:59 min