Joanna King

Revelations of tax evasion by wealthy individuals channeling their millions into tiny Liechtenstein have created a scandal in Germany and may be starting another in…

Austria's government is to set up a commission to investigate allegations of police negligence in the case of Natascha Kampusch - the young woman who spent 8 years in a…

Austrian prosecutors are investigating new allegations against a former Nazi concentration camp guard whom it is alleged beat a man to death at the Majdanek camp in Poland…

The European Union's eastern border controls are moving further east. By the end of the year what's known as the Schengen Zone - the area in which you can enjoy passport…

Leon Zelman has died in Vienna at the age of 79. Zelman was born in Poland. At the age of 12 he was deported with his family to the Nazi concentration camp at Lodz where…

Human Rights in Chechnya, the future of Kosovo, press freedom, and the level of democracy in Russia were all topics on the agenda when Russian President Vladimir Putin…

European Union foreign ministers have imposed a visa ban on the newly re-elected president of Belarus - Alexander Lukashenko and 30 of his top officials. The move…

Europeans regularly disparage the Bush administration in the US for its religious bent but some people see a revival of religion in European politics? Rocco Buttiglione …

The European Commission says it wants member states to have more flexibility in framing their budgets. It's proposing changes to what's known as the Growth and Stability…

A debate over gay marriage and equal rights for same sex couples has begun in Austria. The debate was sparked by Andreas Khol, the Parliamentary President and a senior…