As face coverings become the rule in public spaces, attitudes about head scarves may change.
Tag: Austria
Across Europe, Reopening Borders in Time for Summer
Countries across Europe, eyeing the summer holidays, are taking steps to begin reopening borders that had been closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Puzzles and Potato Goulash: How Energy Workers Keep Lights On in Vienna
A team of 53 workers has volunteered to live in full-time isolation in four power plants to make sure electricity keeps flowing to the Austrian capital during the coronavirus pandemic.
In U.S. and Germany, Community Transmission Is Now Suspected
Three cases have emerged that suggest the possible beginning of a worrisome trend.
A Onetime ‘Refugee Child’ Takes On Austria’s Far Right
Alma Zadic arrived in Vienna from Bosnia when she was 10. Now, she is the justice minister in an awkward coalition of liberal Greens and hard-line, anti-immigrant conservatives.
A Head-Scarf Ban and Carbon Taxes: Austria’s Kurz to Govern With Green Party in Unlikely Partnership
After months of negotiations, conservatives and progressive Greens have agreed on a coalition that could be a harbinger for the rest of Europe.
The Nightjet: A Big Bet on Train Travelers Who Take It Slow
While other European rail lines have reduced their overnight train services, Austria’s state-owned system is investing in its own.
Hitler’s Birth Home in Austria to Become a Police Station
The authorities decided to turn the house in Braunau into a law enforcement hub to deter neo-Nazi pilgrims.
Facebook Can Be Forced to Delete Content Worldwide, E.U.’s Top Court Rules
The decision that individual countries can order Facebook to take down posts globally sets a benchmark for the reach of European laws governing the internet.
Facebook Can Be Forced to Delete Content, E.U.’s Top Court Rules
Comments posted on the social network about an Austrian politician became a battle over the reach of European defamation laws on the internet.