Austria’s right-wing ‘rock star’ Kurz at the helm of EU politics

Feted as a “rock star” by an American ambassador and courted by Angela Merkel’s right-wing critics: it’s a dream start for Austria’s youthful Chancellor Sebastian Kurz as his country takes over the EU’s rotating presidency. Aged just 31, Kurz is poised to steer the bloc as one of his pet themes — a tougher migration […]