How WG Sebald found his form
His studies of Austrian writers, at times more fiction than fact, offer a guide to the artist he would become.
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Austria’s hard-right victory is a warning signal
Centrists need to re-design their economic agenda.
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Has the Austrian election heralded “a new era” in Europe?
The hard-right's victory is causing unease in Brussels.
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Austria’s flailing mainstream parties are boosting the far right
Surging inflation and immigration anxieties are benefiting the country’s Freedom Party once again.
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Austria’s far right has found a new enemy
Deprived of the unity created by opposition to Covid measures, the far right now has LGBTQ+ people in its sights.
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Austria looks isolated on EU membership for Ukraine
Vienna has resisted Kyiv’s request for swift admission, putting it at odds with central European allies.
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Austria is Russia’s tunnel into the heart of Europe
The country’s attachment to neutrality has led it to cultivate obsequious relations with Russian energy and espionage.
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As Finland and Sweden consider Nato membership, Austria clings to neutrality
In the 1970s Austria used its neutrality to be a conduit between East and West, but there's little sign of…
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As Christmas approaches, Europe is locking down
A resurgence of Covid-19 has caused the return of lockdowns across much of Europe.
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Sebastian Kurz: Austria’s millennial chancellor makes a grubby exit
Austria's ex-chancellor promised a new politics, but cosied up to authoritarians and the far right.
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Will winter Covid-19 lockdowns sweep across Europe?
More EU countries may follow Austria in making vaccination mandatory –but possibly not soon enough to avoid restrictions.
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Why Austria has become the first European country to make vaccination compulsory
Faced by a dangerous surge in Covid-19 cases, the country has also reimposed a full lockdown from 22 November.
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Will Austria’s lockdown for the unvaccinated work?
The unprecedented move is a last-ditch attempt to prevent the country’s healthcare system from being overwhelmed by Covid-19 cases.
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