Section: The Local (Austria)
OSCE monitors held at gunpoint in Ukraine
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Wednesday that one of its monitors was threatened at gunpoint in eastern Ukraine in an incident involving several armed and apparently drunk men of uncertain affiliation. …read more Source: The Local...
Austria: ‘EU should gradually lift Russian sanctions’
Austria’s foreign minister has called for the EU to come to an agreement with Russia over the possible lifting of sanctions placed on the country following the war with Ukraine. …read more Source: The Local...
S1 bus crash leaves several injured
A tour bus apparently full of passengers from Ukraine had a serious accident in the early hours of Monday morning, according to a report in the Kurier newspaper. …read more Source: The Local...
Austria helps crack cybercriminal gang
Investigators from six different European countries, including Austria, have succeeded in bringing down a cybercriminal group in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Local...
OSCE eyes Austrian for Ukraine talks role
The OSCE looks set to name an Austrian diplomat to replace Switzerland’s Heidi Tagliavini as the security body’s representative in peace talks over Ukraine, diplomats and press reports said on Friday. …read more Source: The Local...
Firtash extradition request denied
NEWSFLASH: Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash’s planned extradition to the USA has been rejected by an Austrian court Thursday. …read more Source: The Local...
OSCE: ‘Intense shelling’ in Ukraine village
Ukraine is pressing European leaders for peacekeepers and more financial support as shelling between Kiev forces and pro-Russian separatists intensifies near a strategic government-held city in the east. …read more Source: The Local...
Exhibition: The Myth of Galicia
A new exhibition featuring the art and culture of Galicia — including parts of Ukraine — has been opened in Vienna. …read more Source: The Local...
US financier Soros ‘ready to invest in Ukraine’
US financier George Soros has said he is ready to invest $1 billion in Ukraine if the West promises to help the embattled country. …read more Source: The Local...
Boom in Ukrainian asylum seekers
Austria saw a huge spike in Ukrainians applying for asylum in 2014, according to data released by Eurostat last week and analyzed by The Local. …read more Source: The Local...
