FPÖ-ÖVP budget plans face challenges, rising cocaine use in Vorarlberg, and beer bottle deposits double—plus more stories from Austria on Friday.

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The far-right Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the conservative People's Party (ÖVP), currently negotiating a coalition ...

Austria's centrist parties may come to their senses and try a second round of coalition talks, or form a minority government.

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Since then, the conservatives have agreed to form a government with the far-right under a Chancellor Kickl. Kickl has successfully lobbied by promising the capital associations that he would implement ...

Mainstream German parties have sworn off working with the far-right Alternative for Germany, but its ongoing rise and ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's so-called "traffic light" coalition collapsed in late 2024, triggered by disagreements about economic policy and debt management. Economic growth and debt limits will be top ...

The far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) are planning to cut subsidies ...

Austria's far-right Freedom Party and conservative People's Party outline plans to address budget deficits by scrapping climate initiatives and enhancing state revenue through increased dividends. The ...

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Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl and the conservative Austrian People's Party have agreed on measures to reduce the budget deficit without introducing new taxes. The move comes as they attempt ...