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In large parts of Europe, the thick ties and hats are currently not dragging in according to the media. In Austria, an exception to the applicable rules had to be activated for these wanted articles at minus 20 minutes. After all, face covering has been legally prohibited since 1 October. Both forehead and chin must be seen. On wearing a burqa or nikab is a penalty of up to 150 euros. This also applies to carnival masks.

A prominent politician of the Austrian right-wing party FPÖ resigned because he sang after-songs in his student days. The now 31-year-old Udo Landbauer said Thursday during a press conference that he put all his political functions down. He will therefore not be part of the parliament of Lower Austria, for which he was elected on Sunday during the state elections.

Turkey has reached a population of 80 million. The Turkish statistical office reported that at the end of last year the country officially had 80.8 million inhabitants, nearly one million more than a year earlier.

Over a hundred days, strict European legislation on privacy and data protection will come into effect, but only Austria and Germany have the necessary regulations in order. The European Commission urges the other Member States to make haste.

Thousands of people have argued against the new right-wing government coalition on Saturday in Vienna. It consists of the conservative Christian Democratic ÖVP (Austrian People's Party) and the radically right FPÖ (Freedom Party of Austria). She is led by the young ÖVP politician Sebastian Kurz (31).

An avalanche has certainly claimed a life in Austria. A second man is still being sought and a search for possible missing persons is also being carried out at another location in the mountains.

A 43-year-old Czech died on Thursday because he ended up under an avalanche. Everywhere in the Alps it is chaos due to heavy snowfall. 'Now that the rain is falling, the snow is becoming heavier and it is going to slide from all sides', says Dutchman Hans ter Braak from the Austrian town of Mittelberg, where safety measures are being tightened up.

The new Federal Chancellor of Austria, Sebastian Kurz, wants a completely new refugee policy for the European Union. He chooses a party for Hungary and Poland. 'Member States have to decide for themselves whether and how many people they will receive', says the 31-year-old conservative politician in Bild am Sonntag.

Two passenger trains crashed on Friday in Austria at the place Kritzendorf just north of Vienna. It concerns two express trains that partly derail. Three to four wagons would have turned over and passengers would still be in there.

The German research bureau to Nazi Crimes has submitted nine new cases to the Public Prosecution Service in Germany and Austria. The nine suspects in the cases are former camp guards. The men and women, all in ninety, can be convicted of complicity in murder in the concentration camps.

A wish list for Christmas was flown to Austria from the Alps to Italy over a distance of about 400 kilometers. The epistle with the gift man of 2-year-old Emma- 'a sled'- landed in the grass between two basins of a water purification plant in Schio, near Vicenza.

The gas transfer station, which is important for Europe, in the Austrian Baumgarten an der March, where there was a major explosion on Tuesday, is fully operational again. A director of the company Gas Connect Austria said that Wednesday on the Austrian radio.

Europe continued on Tuesday to set up its own navigation network, called Galileo. Four satellites were launched simultaneously from French Guiana. The probes weigh more than 700 kilos each.

After an explosion and fire Tuesday in a large Austrian gas complex, the prices of natural gas in Europe have risen sharply. Italy immediately reported potential problems in gas supply, because the country uses Russian natural gas that is imported through the gas complex of Gas Connect Austria in the Austrian Baumgarten an der March near the Slovak border.

During work on the Brenner Base Tunnel in Austria, smoke was released when the drill broke fire when drilling. Twelve tunnel workers fled the security container. The whereabouts of three others is as yet unknown.

The police in Austria arrested a 25-year-old man who wanted to commit an attack on a Christmas market. According to Austrian media, he wanted to enter a market with a truck as happened at the end of last year in the attack on the Christmas market in Berlin.

Same-sex partners can marry in Austria from 2019. The Constitutional Court in the country draws a line through legislation that stands in the way of gay marriage.

Drama in Austria: A 45-year-old mountaineer has stuck in a gap for five days. This morning, the man from Duisburg was rescued from his horrible situation.

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Turkey has protested against the use of dogs at border checks at Schwechat Airport in Vienna. Ankara responded to videos that show how Austrian detectives put their nose in the luggage of Turkish air travelers.

The conservative ÖVP led by Sebastian Kurz and the right-wing FPÖ van Heinz-Christian Strache won the parliamentary elections in Austria, according to forecasts based on preliminary results. Both parties booked 30.5 and 26.8 percent, respectively, of votes in terms of the previous elections in 2013 respectively.

The Austrian electorate will go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament. In May, a split between the coalition parties ÖVP and SPÖ occurred, which only became deeper after that. The conservative ÖVP led by Sebastian Kurz is likely to be the biggest party. The socio-democratic SPÖ and the right-populist FPÖ compete for place two.

A mediaeval posterboy and former neonazi compete for power in Austria. Tomorrow, the only 31-year-old 'posterboy' Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) can win. Competitor Hans Christian Straße (48) of the right-wing FPÖ- a former neonazi- may become vice-chancellor.

Six European countries want another half-year passport and other controls at their internal borders. Germany, Denmark, Austria, Sweden, Norway and France have informed the European Commission, said Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos (Migration and Home Affairs) in Luxembourg.

Germany renews border controls again by six months. The Minister of the Interior Thomas de Maizière announced that Thursday.

The farmers' bargain bidding in Austria, which became effective on Sunday, has not yet caused serious problems. On the first day, the police handed out exhortations.

David Spade was amazed when he saw a mural of legendary musician Kurt Cobain, who actually portrays himself. 'Lushsux' tweette a picture of the artwork made in Austria.

TUI travel organization is working closely with price fighter easyJet. The number of holiday destinations in Europe will be expanded in the coming winter. 'A summer test with five city trips has been completed,' said TUI.

A 14-year-old boy has attacked his parents in Austria with a knife. His 51-year-old father died. His mother was injured. The boy himself also suffered injuries.

A 38-year-old man in Austria killed his wife and two daughters. After his deed he committed suicide.