Carter scores brilliant backheel for England

Austria's three-party coalition begins to take shape without the far-right

After several rounds of exploratory talks, Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced the preliminary decision to form a coalition between three parties - ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS.

Russia's Gazprom to stop supplying gas to Austria in contract dispute

Russia's state-owned oil and gas company Gazprom has said it will stop supplying gas to Austria on Saturday - but it's unclear whether they have carried through with the threat.

Austria may lift veto preventing Romania and Bulgaria joining Schengen

Austria's Interior Minister has hinted that Austria could lift its veto on full Schengen area membership for Romania and Bulgaria after improvements in border protection.

Austria's Health Ministry declares whole country an avian influenza high risk area

Avian influenza is a highly contagious viral disease that occurs mainly in poultry and wild water birds but transmission to humans remains rare.

Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán's meeting with FPÖ leaders in Vienna sparks controversy

The Hungarian prime minister arrived in Vienna on Thursday, where he was received by parliamentary president Walter Rosenkranz in a meeting condemned by several Austrian political parties.