Bulgaria and Romania partially join Europe’s Schengen area | Migration News

Bulgaria and Romania partially join Europe’s Schengen area | Migration News

After a 13-year wait, Bulgaria and Romania have partially joined Europe’s Schengen area of free movement. The two countries reached an agreement late last year to join the continent’s free-travel area by air and sea after Austria opposed full membership, including land crossings, saying Romania and Bulgaria needed to do…

Austria’s Baumgartner scores fastest-ever international goal | Football News

Austria’s Baumgartner scores fastest-ever international goal | Football News

Baumgartner unleashed a 25-metre shot past the goalkeeper after six seconds to break the record for the fastest goal. Austria’s Christoph Baumgartner has broken the record for the fastest-ever international goal by slotting home against Slovakia inside seven seconds. Baumgartner, 24, went into the record books during a friendly match…

Far-right Austrian nationalist Martin Sellner banned from entering Germany | The Far Right News

Far-right Austrian nationalist Martin Sellner banned from entering Germany | The Far Right News

Sellner is known for his talk about ‘remigration’ at a recent meeting of nationalist populists in Europe that triggered large protests in Germany. Far-right Austrian nationalist Martin Sellner has been banned from entering Germany, days after he was deported from Switzerland. Sellner, a leader in Austria’s ultranationalist Identitarian Movement, said…

Taliban releases Austrian far-right activist held in Afghanistan | Politics News

Taliban releases Austrian far-right activist held in Afghanistan | Politics News

Vienna says its national has arrived in Doha after mediation by the Qatari government helped secure his release. The Taliban has released Herbert Fritz, an 84-year-old Austrian far-right nationalist, who was arrested in Afghanistan last May. The Austrian government said in a statement on Sunday that Fritz arrived in Doha,…

Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz found guilty of perjury | Courts News

Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz found guilty of perjury | Courts News

Kurz receives eight month suspended sentence after being found guilty of lying to a parliamentary inquiry. Austria’s former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has received an eight-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of perjury by a Vienna court after a four-month trial. The former leader, once hailed as a “wunderkind” of…

Red Bull investigate allegations against F1 team boss Christian Horner | Motorsports News

Red Bull investigate allegations against F1 team boss Christian Horner | Motorsports News

The Formula One team is investigating a complaint of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ against its team principal. Red Bull are investigating a complaint of alleged “inappropriate behaviour” against their Formula One team boss, Christian Horner, the Austrian energy drink company says in a statement without giving any details about the allegations. The…