BRUSSELS ― The European Commission has approved an Austrian plan to slash public spending that looks set to underpin the program of a potential far-right-led government.

Austrian advocacy group Noyb has filed privacy complaints against TikTok and five other Chinese companies in the EU. Noyb claims that these tech firms are unlawfully transferring the data of users in the European Union to China.

BRUSSELS — As Austria teeters on the brink of forming its first far-right-led government since World War II, the most immediate clash between Vienna and Brussels won’t center on Russian sympathies or anti-migrant rhetoric. Instead, it’s shaping up to be a battle over public spending.

At a beer-fueled meeting of Austria's far-right Freedom Party this week, members of parliament referred to Afghan refugees as “knife-wielding sex offenders” and to the EU's “repression of speech”, hidden camera footage has revealed.

The leader of Austria's Freedom Party, Herbert Kickl, addresses a news conference, in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025

The European Commission has decided not to formally reprimand Austria for breaching the EU’s budget rules, in a major victory for Herbert Kickl's Freedom Party (FPÖ) which is poised to lead Vienna’s first far-right government since World War II.

Austrian negotiators trying to form a nationalist-conservative government will target €6.3 billion ($6.4 billion) in immediate budget spending cuts to avoid being reprimanded by the European Union.

The European Commission is refraining from opening proceedings against Austria over an excessive deficit, after assessing a budget consolidation proposal. The right-wing FPÖ and the conservative ÖVP,

Austria’s caretaker chancellor Alexander Schallenberg is in Brussels today, aiming to assure EU chiefs that Vienna will remain a reliable partner even if its next government is led by a far-right politician with a penchant for Nazi slogans, writes Alice Hancock.

Alexander Schallenberg seeks to assure Brussels over possibility of far-right Freedom Party leading next government

In a few hours, even the sun will shine differently in Brussels,” said Viktor Orban on the eve of the swearing-in...(Fonte: AgenSIR - News archiviata in #TeleradioNews ♥ il tuo sito web © Diritti rise

By Robert Anderson in Prague Even before Donald Trump re-entered the White House in triumph this week, Europe’s rightwing was already adjusting their sails to the new prevailing wind. Europe’s resurgent far right has long hailed the coming of the king across the water.