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Austria to stop offering driving tests in Turkish Starting next year, new drivers in Austria will no longer be able to take their exam in Turkish, according to Transport Minister Norbert Hofer. The far-right politician claims the move is motivated by financial reasons.

July 21, 2018 Darko Janjevic

(Deutsche Welle) As Austria prepares a new version of its driving exam, Transport Minister Norbert Hofer announced on Saturday the test would be available in German, English, Slovenian and Croatian — but not Turkish. Under current regulations, driving students in Austria can sign […]

Austria rejects registering Jews for kosher meat

July 20, 2018 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Austria rejected Friday registering Jews who want to purchase kosher meat after a far-right politician proposed introducing stricter controls on ritual slaughtering to reduce the practice citing animal rights. Gottfried Waldhaeusl, a cabinet minister of Lower Austria and member of the […]

Turkish man beats Jews in front of kosher shop in Vienna 24-year-old man attacks Jews in front of kosher restaurant in Austria capital before assaulting woman.

July 19, 2018 David Rosenberg

(Arutz Sheva) Several Jews were physically assaulted in Vienna on Thursday outside of a kosher restaurant. The incident occurred in Vienna’s Leopoldstadt district Thursday morning, on Tabor Street. According to Austrian media outlets, a 24-year-old Austrian man of Turkish origin attacked three […]

Austrian ambassador downplays fears of kosher-halal meat register

July 18, 2018 Unlisted Author

(BBC) The Austrian ambassador to Israel has downplayed reports of a plan by an Austrian state to require Jews and Muslims to register before they can buy kosher and halal meat. Martin Weiss said politicians in Lower Austria would work with religious […]

Austrian state mulls limiting kosher meat sale to registered Jews

July 17, 2018 Unlisted Author

(JTA) A regional politician in Austria defended a plan to limit access to kosher meat, conditioning its sale on permits that would be individually issued to observant Jews. The Wiener Zeitung daily reported Tuesday about the draft decree in the state of […]

Austrian president criticises government’s asylum proposals

July 14, 2018 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen used an interview published on Saturday to criticise proposals put forward by the government to make it impossible to claim asylum on European soil. “Whoever comes to our country and applies for asylum should be […]

No firm EU agreement on Austrian proposals for reducing migration

July 12, 2018 Jastinder Khera

(AFP) Austria used the first meeting of EU interior ministers under its presidency of the bloc to advance its tough proposals on the issue, but without reaching firm agreement on its most radical proposals. After the meeting in the Austrian city of […]

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