A radical leader edges towards transforming Austria’s democracy, sparking widespread concern.

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz has floated proposing legislation to tighten Germany's border controls, and claimed it would be on the SPD and Greens if he had to pass it with votes from the far-right AfD.

Centre-left retains Linz in run-off election, far-right gains in Lower Austria’s municipal polls, and Schallenberg calls for unity on Holocaust Memorial Day—plus more stories from Austria on Monday.

The economy minister and Green Party chancellor candidate says Germany could follow Austria’s far-right path, as the CDU signals willingness to erode its firewall against the AfD ahead of a

As the senior governing coalition partner, the Freedom Party (FPO), led by Herbert Kickl, is expected to implement even harsher anti-Muslim policies in Austria

There is a certain irony here: the negotiations on the "Zuckerl" coalition were ended because of the SPÖ's demand for new taxes. Since then, the Reds

Moving away from its historic role, conservatism is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from the far right.

Developments in Saxony belie all talk by the establishment parties of a supposed “firewall” against collaborating with the Alternative for Germany (AfD). They show how far advanced the integration of this far-right party into the state already is.

Tens of thousands of people demonstrated against the growing influence of Germany's far right at a rally in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Saturday evening. The protesters used lamps and their mobile phones to form what organizers described as a "sea of lights" directed against the Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has appointed his Cabinet, with major changes having taken place as Jim O’Callaghan received the justice portfolio and James Browne becomes Housing Minister.

Putin-friendly, far-right FPO’s imminent rise to power in Austria is a direct consequence of liberal, centrist failings.

from the liberal-conservative Austrian People's Party, or OVP, became chancellor in September, following elections where the far-right Freedom Party won the biggest vote share, but after which the OVP, liberal Neos, and center-left Social Democrats tried ...