News Archive for January 2021

Here you can find articles published in January 2021. Return to full archive here

04 January
- 'We warned you': Call for urgent action after Britons living in EU denied entry
- Austria to extend coronavirus lockdown
- UPDATED: How can I get vaccinated for Covid-19 in Austria?
- EXPLAINED: Why did Austria scrap its compulsory coronavirus testing plan?
- UPDATE: British residents of EU told not to worry about 'souvenir' passport stamps
05 January
- Austria detects British and South African coronavirus mutations
- EHIC or GHIC: What's the latest on European health insurance cards for Britons?
- Austria's coronavirus quarantine: This is the form you need
- Austria’s coronavirus quarantine: More than 10,000 stopped at border
06 January
- 'Entry tests': Will Austria introduce mandatory testing for events, bars and restaurants?
- EU medicines agency gives green light to second Covid-19 vaccine
- NEW: Quarantine for arrivals in Austria to remain in place 'until further notice'
- How Britons in Austria can secure post-Brexit residency
- Austria: Thousands take part in coronavirus sceptic protests
07 January
- How the Brexit deal has changed daily lives of British residents in Europe
- UPDATED: Where is wearing a mask compulsory in Austria?
- What you need to know about the 'minimum wage' in Austria
- 'Tipping point': Why European countries are alarmed by new Covid-19 variants
08 January
- The mentorship schemes helping foreign job seekers navigate life in Sweden
- 'I can tell the story of my own life': The Greek magazine training refugees as journalists
- All travellers to UK to soon need negative Covid-19 test
- Austria extends ban on flights from Britain and South Africa by two weeks
- Austria to close borders with Czech Republic and Slovakia at midnight
- Mainstream Austrian media under fire for running Covid-19 conspiracy ads
09 January
- EU Commission: 'A stamp in a British passport does not put residency rights into question'
10 January
- Austrian minister steps down over plagiarism accusations
11 January
- Coronavirus lockdown: Austria to decide on school reopenings on Wednesday
- ANALYSIS: Has Austria picked the right strategy to fight the Covid-19 pandemic?
- How a Danish trade union is empowering migrant construction workers to demand equal rights
- Coronavirus quarantine: Where are border checks carried out in Austria?
- Three Austrian states open vaccine registration to the general public
- How a study circle helps new students integrate in Sweden
- Austria set for severe winter spell with minus 25C forecast
- Online education: A mixed blessing for international students in Sweden
12 January
- EXPLAINED: How Austria plans to test all school children to end coronavirus lockdown
- UPDATED: Everyone crossing Austria's border now required to register
- Austria updates countries on coronavirus quarantine exception list
- Bovril, tea... ham sandwiches: What can you bring back from the UK into your EU country?
- Ten percent of Britons living in Vienna have applied for Austrian residency since Brexit
- COMPARE: How fast are European countries vaccinating their populations?
13 January
- Here is the form you need to enter Austria
- Reader question: Can Brits stay more than 90 days in the EU if they have a spouse with an EU passport?
- Austrian schools to reopen on January 25th
- 'We really have a problem': Austria considers lockdown extension due to Covid mutation
- Which Austrian states are vaccinating fastest against coronavirus?
- Until the convoys return: Cambridgeshire charity finds new ways to help refugees in the pandemic
14 January
- 365 Ticket: Everything you need to know about Vienna's cheap annual metro pass
- VIDEO: Why you may struggle to buy a bike in Europe in 2021
- COMPARE: Nine charts to show how European countries are faring in battle against Covid-19 surge
- 'Entry tests': Austria approves mandatory coronavirus testing for events
15 January
- Austria: What coronavirus lockdown measures will apply after January 25th?
- 'E-Impfpass': What you need to know about Austria's electronic vaccination certificate
- Health minister: Coronavirus mutation detected 'all over Austria'
- Austria drops probe into far-right activists over New Zealand massacre
16 January
- Coronavirus: Thousands of anti-lockdown protesters rally in Vienna
17 January
- Austria extends coronavirus lockdown until February 7th
- FFP2 masks now mandatory across Austria
18 January
- Coronavirus measures credited as 'no cases of influenza reported in Austria this winter'
- Why some Brits in Austria are facing delays in post-Brexit residency applications
- 150 Vienna bars open in protest of Austria’s coronavirus lockdown
- Reader question: If Britons are already resident in one EU country, can they move to another?
- UPDATED: How much will mandatory FFP2 masks cost in Austria?
- IN PICTURES: Thousands protest against coronavirus measures in Vienna
- Austria: Kurz blames 'British virus' for lockdown extension
- How tutor groups are trying to bridge the inequality gap in Swedish schools
19 January
- How a tech school helps refugees break into Germany's job market
- UPDATED: How to register for the Covid-19 vaccine in your Austrian state
- WATCH: Could a training scheme help foreign graduates boost their Swedish career?
- Austria investigates coronavirus vaccine 'queue-jumping'
20 January
- Coronavirus: Austria extends economic support until June
- When do schools open again in Austria - and who needs to wear a mask?
- EXPLAINED: Why is Austria making FFP2 masks mandatory?
21 January
- Could all passenger traffic to Europe from non-EU countries be halted over Covid variants?
- Austria to make coronavirus tests available free at pharmacies
- Coronavirus in Austria: Which professions must get tested or wear an FFP2 mask?
- Reader question: Can Britons living in EU spend more than 90 days in another Schengen country?
22 January
- 'Five months with no guests': Can Vienna's famous cafes survive coronavirus pandemic?
- Europeans urged not to travel as EU Commission proposes 'dark red zones' for Covid hot spots
- Uproar in Austria after local mayors and celebs grab 'leftover' vaccine doses
- Austria: Anyone who tests positive for coronavirus must now report it to authorities
- Fears raised over Covid variant in Salzburg after British ski instructor trainees test positive
- Doctors, airports and long-distance trains: Austria extends FFP2 mask requirement
23 January
- UPDATE: These are latest travel restrictions in place around Europe
24 January
- No European deaths directly tied to Covid-19 vaccine, say scientists
25 January
- German phrase of the day: Asche auf mein Haupt
- Austrian artist and Holocaust survivor Arik Brauer dies
- 'It will change the situation': Vienna adapts to mandatory FFP2 masks
- Austria: Eight of the funniest mistakes people learning German make
- Why most N95 masks do not satisfy Austria’s tightened mask requirement?
26 January
- What is the fine for not wearing an FFP2 mask in Austria?
- With infection rates falling, will Austria extend the coronavirus lockdown again?
- Which countries in Europe would be on the EU's list of 'dark red zones' for Covid-19?
- Austria extends flight ban from Britain and South Africa, bans Brazil flights
- 1-2-3 Ticket: Everything you need to know about Austria's nationwide rail pass
27 January
- Could coronavirus end Austria’s love affair with cash?
- What will happen to Austria’s property market in 2021?
- Austria considers travel privileges for vaccinated people
28 January
- First Britons in Austria receive post-Brexit residency cards
- Austria detains ex-spy suspected of selling secrets to Russia
- Danish ski tourists travel to locked-down Austria under pretence of work: report
- UPDATE: What do delivery delays mean for Austria’s Covid-19 vaccination programme?
- Everything you need to know about Austria's new working from home rules
29 January
- Sun and mild weather predicted for Austria this weekend
- Coronavirus: Austria approves GP vaccinations
- Seven (legal) ways you can still have fun in lockdown in Vienna
- French village inherits fortune from Austrian who fled Nazis
- Austria to decide on lockdown extension on Monday
- 'Seven percent of Austrians infected with coronavirus' since pandemic began
30 January
- Police fine almost 100 foreigners at Austrian ski resort
- How deportations of school kids are testing Austria's ruling coalition
31 January
- Thousands of Austrians defy ban to protest lockdown in Vienna