Switching to gas reduces emissions in the short term but increases them in the long run
Vienna’s olive branch comes as Brussels proposes to completely ban gas imports from Russia by 2028
Ruling opens the way to possible political comeback by 38-year-old once seen as wunderkind of European right
Christian Stocker adopts hardline policy in bid to bring ‘contentment’ to Austrian voters riled up by far right
Quota system for family reunification confirms Vienna’s role as trailblazer for immigration curbs in the EU
Also in this newsletter: Dutch minister urges greater vigilance on corruption in military procurement
Country would be first EU nation to implement policy long advocated by the far right
Bulgarian national arrested in Vienna is under investigation for spying in operation with links to former Wirecard COO
Centre-right leader Christian Stocker likely to become chancellor
Fight over restructuring of motorbike company puts spotlight on quirk of insolvency law
Demand by one of Signa Group’s largest creditors comes after property entrepreneur arrested for alleged embezzlement
Differences over EU, Russia and intelligence persist as Freedom party eyes fresh elections
Signa founder taken into custody more than a year after collapse of his property conglomerate
The Mitteleuropa troublemakers might not always act in unison but they are becoming impossible to sideline
Also in this newsletter: Poland’s push to back Trump’s 5% Nato defence spending target
Once dismissed as having modest political prospects, he now is on the verge of the nation’s top job
Also in this newsletter: The next EU leaders’ meeting searches for a venue
Failed coalition talks and power play pave way for Herbert Kickl to become chancellor
Christian Stocker signals willingness to share power with Freedom party after resignation of chancellor
Karl Nehammer to stand down after failure to form a moderate coalition government
Eva Menasse’s sprawling bestseller, set in the run-up to the fall of the Berlin Wall, confronts a nation with its murky past
Nine people under house arrest or being sought for suspected malfeasance linked to property sector
This Salzburg atelier can forge you a bejewelled dagger or a simple kitchen parer
An unusual new tourist campaign seeks to draw visitors to the Austrian capital’s crypts, cemeteries and museums
Set amid high pastures at the top of a cable car, a lavish new retreat will bring out the von Trapp in anyone
