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    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      News in-depthSebastian Kurz
      Battle of the Kurz movies: is Austria’s ex-chancellor plotting a comeback?

      Flattering film about former politician is released two weeks ahead of scathing documentary

      A large poster for the film Kurz - The Movie
    • Saturday, 16 September, 2023
      Europe Express
      Rethinking neutrality in Europe Premium content

      Austria, Ireland, Malta and Switzerland will probably not join Nato but changes in defence and security policies are coming

      Swiss federal councillor Viola Amherd, Austrian defence minister Klaudia Tanner and German defence minister Boris Pistorius
    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      Romania
      Romania to sue Austria for vetoing its bid to join border-free zone

      Bucharest says it will claim damages for losses of up to 2% of GDP after Vienna opposed its Schengen accession

      Romania’s prime minister Marcel Ciolacu
    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      Europe Express
      Why von der Leyen wants to talk about the EU economy Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: Austria’s former spy chief  warns of Russian meddling

      Ursula von der Leyen
    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      Austrian spymaster warns of Russian ties as far right claws back support

      Freedom party with clear links to Kremlin is in strong position ahead of next year’s election

      Peter Gridling
    • Saturday, 9 September, 2023
      Travel
      Short cuts: the Landmark Trust’s bold new rescue project — and direct flights from London to the Dolomites

      The charity steps in to save a crumbling concrete ruin, while Sky Alps prepares to launch UK services

    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      ReviewFT Books Essay
      Oh, Vienna: what Austria’s turmoil means for the west

      Two books look at the capital’s outsized influence on western liberalism and the nation’s loudening drumbeat of far-right politics

    • Saturday, 26 August, 2023
      Europe Express
      Scandals fuel Austria’s far right Premium content

      The rise and fall of Sebastian Kurz is one symptom of a political system in deep trouble

      Sebastian Kurz and Viktor Orbán
    • Friday, 18 August, 2023
      Kurz charged with giving false testimony to Austrian parliament

      Former chancellor faces first criminal legal action since corruption scandal forced him from government

      Sebastian Kurz speaking at a lecturn with microphones. the Austrian flag is in the background
    • Friday, 14 July, 2023
      News in-depthPolitical espionage
      ‘It’s really the Wild West’: Vienna’s spying problem spins out of control

      Austria has become a ‘veritable aircraft carrier’ of Russian agents, says European official

    • Friday, 30 June, 2023
      Austrian authorities seize vast terror arsenal from cell of neo-Nazis

      Raid on neo-Nazi network exposes growing terror threat of extremist groups in Europe

      Some of the items recovered by Austrian police, including guns and a bottle of wine with a photograph of Adolf Hitler on his label
    • Tuesday, 27 June, 2023
      FT GlobetrotterSplashing out: FT Globetrotter’s summer swimming guide
      FT readers: your favourite outdoor urban swimming spots around the world

      From Tel Aviv to Texas, via Sydney and San Francisco, you share your top spots for an open-air dip in the city

      A male swimmer in the water at Wylie’s Baths, Sydney
    • Sunday, 18 June, 2023
      Vienna
      Terror attack on Vienna pride parade thwarted by Austria’s intelligence agency

      Three suspects arrested after allegedly planning to harm attendees using air guns and swords

      Participants in Vienna’s pride parade
    • Monday, 5 June, 2023
      Austrian centre-left reverses result of leadership contest after misreading spreadsheet

      Social Democratic opposition party sparks acrimony after declaring Andreas Babler, not Hans Peter Doskozil, won Saturday’s election

    • Thursday, 27 April, 2023
      How To Spend It In...
      Artist Erwin Wurm’s guide to Vienna

      Where to shop, eat and connect with the culture in his home city

      Erwin Wurm at Scheer shoemakers
    • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
      Antisemitism
      Antisemitism on the rise in Austria, poll reveals

      Study finds almost fifth of respondents believe Jewish people have ‘too much influence’ in country

      Wolfgang Sobotka, president of the Austrian parliament’s lower chamber
    • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
      Austria ‘grand corruption’ probe widens across media

      Ex-chancellor Sebastian Kurz suspected of seeking positive political coverage

    • Sunday, 5 March, 2023
      Gambling industry
      Austrian gamblers struggle to recoup money lost on ‘illegal’ betting sites

      Gaming groups face thousands of claims after ruling they contravene federal monopoly

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    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      News in-depth
      ‘Austrian neutrality is peace policy in action’: Vienna’s stance leaves it isolated

      Chancellor has reaffirmed country’s position while boosting defence budget but critics say strategy is inadequate

      People wrapped in Ukrainian flags at a rally outside the Austrian parliament
    • Sunday, 26 February, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      How Austria’s Raiffeisen got stuck in Russia — while making record profits

      Bank is one of many western companies struggling to exit after Putin’s intervention

      A sign advertising Raiffeisen Bank is seen behind a monument to Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in Moscow
    • Sunday, 26 February, 2023
      HTSI
      The last dance? Inside the Vienna Ball

      People have predicted its demise for decades. But it’s whirling as powerfully as ever

      The debutante dance at the Opera Ball
    • Saturday, 28 January, 2023
      FT MagazineJancis Robinson
      Austria finally fell in love with red wine. It wants you to do the same

      In Blaufränkisch, winemakers believe they have a grape to join the greats

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      Rene Benko
      Property mogul René Benko cleared in bribery case

      High-profile proceeding alleged scheme to corrupt politician responsible for Vienna planning permissions

      René Benko
    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      News in-depth
      Energy crisis and inflation help push Austrians towards far right

      Resurgent Freedom party leads polls as anger among voters grows and key regional election looms

      Udo Landbauer of the Freedom Party in Sankt Pölten, Austria in 2018
    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
      House & Home
      Lessons from Vienna: a housing success story 100 years in the making

      As world cities suffer from crippling rent rises, the Austrian capital’s radical housing policy is inspirational

      Vienna’s historic city square Michaelerplatz
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