WAM
03 Apr 2025, 01:07 GMT+10
VIENNA, 2nd April, 2025 (WAM) -- Austria intends to close small border crossings with Slovakia due to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in its neighbouring country, in order to limit the spread of the disease and protect livestock in Austria.
Ulrike Knigsberger-Ludwig was appointed State Secretary in charge of health affairs. confirmed the completion of preparing a list of the small crossings that the Ministry of Interior will close between the two countries, explaining that the preventive measure targets closing border crossings where it is difficult to apply precautionary controls and necessary health procedures. She noted that the main border crossings with Slovakia will continue to operate normally.
Foot-and-mouth disease has recently spread in Slovakia, with no evidence yet of its transmission to Austria, where calls have increased demanding stricter measures.
Get a daily dose of Dublin News news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Dublin News.
More InformationCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: After a rocky debut marked by a critical system malfunction, NASA and Boeing are moving forward with testing...
TOKYO, Japan: Toyota is showing signs of a steady rebound in its home market, posting a second straight month of rising global output...
NEW DELHI, India: India is making a calculated trade move to avoid a tariff showdown with Washington, offering key agricultural concessions...
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stock markets traded sideways on Tuesdays as investors weighed up the impact U.S. Preident Donald Trump's...
NEW YORK CITY, New York: A drop in mortgage rates and more housing inventory helped drive a surge in mortgage activity at Bank of America...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. President Donald Trump said this week he would work to see federal funding end for news outlets NPR and PBS....
DUBLIN, Ireland: Apple's Irish headquarters shouldered a massive 23.2 billion euro corporation tax charge last year, largely due to...
DUBLIN, Ireland: Finance Ireland has secured more than 700 million euros in funding to ramp up lending for cars and commercial property,...
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Apple appears to have dodged a major regulatory setback in Europe, following recent changes to how users select...
DUBLIN, Ireland: Ireland will double its community funding for local projects in Lebanon, Tanaiste Simon Harris announced this week...
VIENNA, 2nd April, 2025 (WAM) -- Austria intends to close small border crossings with Slovakia due to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth...
The gaffe occurred during remarks by Andrey Sibiga on a potential agreement between Kiev and Washington ...