Tuesday, October 11, 2022

International Conference in Vienna Draws Attention to Rising Numbers of Asylum Seekers

The issue of migration has been on everyone's lips in Austria for many years. Starting with the refugee crisis, where thousands of people made their way to Europe after the outbreak of war in Syria, to the increasing number of migrants coming to Austria in recent weeks. Now a con


McLaren test IndyCar stars at Austria

McLaren's 'testing of previous cars' programme has continued at the Red Bull Ring where once again Alex Palou and Patricio O'Ward were given chances to drive the 2021 MCL35M.

The IndyCar stars have previously driven the car at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in September,


Germany extends checks at Austrian border as migrant numbers rise

BERLIN, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Germany is extending border checks at crossings from Austria for six months from November given a recent rise in the number of migrants arriving via the Western Balkans route, German interior minister Nancy Faeser said on Tuesday.


Austria elections: Van der Bellen set to win presidential race

Austrians have reelected incumbent President Alexander Van der Bellen to another term, preliminary results showed on Sunday.

Van der Bellen has been seen as a stable leader at a time of grave crisis when energy costs and inflation top voters' concerns in the Alpine nation, which


Fitch Revises Austria's Outlook to Negative; Affirms at 'AA+'

Fitch Ratings - Frankfurt am Main - 07 Oct 2022: Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Austria's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Negative from Stable and affirmed the IDR at 'AA+'.

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