Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nahammer and Defense Minister Claudia Tanner announced at a joint press conference that they would strengthen border protection.
One thing is clear, the European asylum system has failed
– The head of the Interior Ministry said that EU regulations prevent Austria from moving with clear conditions.
He writes that Brussels will tie Austria’s hand in managing immigration Cronin newspaper about notification. According to the newspaper, more inspections are needed, especially at the Austro-Hungarian border, with only 200 smugglers arrested here this year alone.
For this reason, they want to set up a special operations center in Burgenland, wherez want to command 400 soldiers of the Austrian armed forces. The goal is to thwart the schemes of human traffickers.
There are currently 1,000 soldiers serving in the immigration units, which costs €49 million to maintain per year, but as the defense minister said:
Every penny invested here is for the safety of the residents.
The work of the conservative Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP), which gave two ministers, has already been criticized by the leader of the far-right Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), Herbert Kekel, who said human traffickers have since risen. The current ruling coalition of Vienna took office.
