Social Democratic Party of Austria

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by @christoph
2021-01-29T10:00:01+00:00
Regional News • Europe • Austria
Austria deports schoolgirls amid protests
Austria deports schoolgirls amid protests
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Three schoolgirls and their family members were deported to Georgia and Armenia in the early morning hours Thursday. The children were born and raised in Austria, and protests had formed against the deportation.

ÖVP security spokesman Karl Mahrer defended the deportations in advance by referring to the current legal situation. He rejected the idea of facilitating access to citizenship for children born in Austria.

Politicians from the SPÖ, Neos, and Greens had previously joined the protests against the deportation.

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2020-11-26T21:30:02+00:00
Regional News • Europe • Austria
Austria to start Covid-19 mass testing on Dec 2
The Karl-Marx Halle in Vienna, Austria – one of the three major testing locations
The Karl-Marx Halle in Vienna, Austria – one of the three major testing locations Credit: Gugerell, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped) (Creative Commons CC0 Waiver)

The Austrian government has announced that it will start mass testing its population on December 2, starting with the capital Vienna, followed by six other states. In Vienna, a total of 1.2 million tests will be provided at three major locations with the support of the Federal Armed Forces. Appointments can be made online and Health City Councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) predicts a total of 150.000 daily tests.