Astrid Nolte

Tartan and the Scots go together like a Scotsman and his kilt - or is that an Austrian and his kilt? In the Southern Austrian province of Carinthia a claim is being made…

As EU expansion approaches, all eyes are on regulations that will influence daily life in the new member states - but cultural will also undergo some changes. A project…

As EU expansion approaches, all eyes are on regulations that will influence daily life in the new member states - but what about ways in which EU policy will influence art…

At this year's Vienna International Film Festival, or Viennale, there were 300 films from all over the world - many of them big productions. But the Viennale is also a…

Across the enlarging EU People are asking: Just how many migrants will cross Europe's new borders, how many will want to stay, and for what reasons? In Europe the very…

The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia made plans to join the Schengen agreement together in 2006 or 2007. They're encouraging Slovenia to join with them. But…

Much is known about how Jews and opposers of the Nazi regime were driven out of Central and Eastern Europe - but what about the ones who remained or returned to - Austria…