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In 2021, due to increasing doxing incidents targeting Dutch activists, politicians, journalists and others, a new law against doxing was proposed by then Minister of Justice and Security Ferdinand Grapperhaus. The law states it is a felony to share personal data with the intent of intimidation, harassment or work-hindering and carries a maximum ...
The Social Democratic Party of Austria emerged as the strongest party in the 2006 elections forming a government with the Austrian People's Party, SPÖ party leader Alfred Gusenbauer becoming the new Chancellor. [35] The Social Democratic Party under Alfred Gusenbauer emerged as the winner of Austria's general election in October 2006. After ...
The Government of Austria (German: Bundesregierung der Republik Österreich) is the executive cabinet of the Republic of Austria. It consists of the chancellor , who is the head of government , the vice chancellor and the ministers .
Austrian Chancellor Nehammer says he will resign after talks on forming a new government fail; Hillary Clinton, George Soros and Denzel Washington received the highest US civilian honor; Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer says he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government fail
The agency was created from the Austrian State police, as well as various special task forces targeting organized crime and terrorism that were under the direction of the Directorate General for Public Security (Generaldirektion für die öffentliche Sicherheit, "GDföS"), which itself is a department of the Federal Ministry of the Interior.
The apparent murder–suicide pact of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, and his lover, baroness Mary Vetsera. They were both found dead on 30 January 1889 in an imperial hunting lodge in Mayerling. The following events led to the start of the First World War. [1]
Human rights in Austria are generally respected by the government; however, there were problems in some areas. There were some reports of police abuse and use of unjustified force against prisoners. Antisemitic incidents , including physical attacks, name-calling, property damage, and threatening letters, telephone calls, and Internet postings ...
The federal constitution defines Austria itself as a bicameral parliamentary democracy with near-complete separation of powers. Austria's government structure is thus very similar to that of much larger federal republics such as Germany or the United States. The main practical difference between Austria on one hand and Germany or the United ...