Austria takes issue with UN migration pact
AFP news.austria@thelocal.com @thelocalaustria 10 October 2018 Heinz-Christian Strache (left), picture here with Italy’s deputy PM Matteo Salvini, said parts of the UN pact were “diametrically opposed” to Austria’s policy’s. Photo: … Continue reading
Susanna Feldman murder: Suspect in German teen’s killing arrested in Iraq
BBC News 8 June 2018 Image copyrightAFP/GETTYA sign saying “Susanna, 14, victim of tolerance” at a makeshift memorial where her body was found A failed Iraqi asylum seeker suspected of … Continue reading
Italian minister defends methods that led to 87% drop in migrants from Libya
Interior minister Marco Minniti went to Libya in an attempt to reduce migrant flows, earning praise and condemnation in equal measure for his approach Marco Minniti said Italy has defended … Continue reading
EU court rejects ‘open-door’ policy and upholds right of member states to deport refugees
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s controversial “open-door” refugee policy saw more than one million asylum-seekers flood into Germany CREDIT: JENS KOEHLER/EPA Justin Huggler, in berlin Telegraph 26 JULY 2017 In a ruling which could have far-reaching … Continue reading
Austrian troops to stop migrants crossing border with Italy
Austrian defence minister sends four Pandur armoured personnel carriers to Tyrol region and 750 troops are on standby Riot police clashed with protesters during a rally against the Austrian government’s … Continue reading
Sweden was overwhelmed by influx of child migrants – we should heed their lesson
TIM STANLEY Telegraph 22 OCTOBER 2016 The Jungle, Calais. CREDIT: PAUL GROVER Sweden used to regard itself as an open, tolerant country – and it had a fine record of … Continue reading
Taxi drivers who transported refugees ‘not people smugglers’
Published: 07 Oct 2016 Thelocal.at Taxi drivers and members of the public who picked up refugees who had made it across the Austrian border last summer and drove them to … Continue reading
Vienna’s benefits system acts as a ‘magnet for refugees’
Published: 07 Oct 2016 Thelocal.at Refugees in Austria are increasingly moving to Vienna because other Austrian states have reduced the amount of social security benefits asylum seekers can receive, which … Continue reading
Austria has a proud history of helping refugees – but for how much longer?
Christa Pongratz-Lippitt The nation that functions as a bridge between east and west could help to stabilise the migration crisis facing the EU • View all articles in our EU … Continue reading
Syrian refugees give new life to struggling city of Malmö
Migrants fleeing war in the Middle East have brought a vibrant culture and a trade revival to Sweden’s third city Employee Said Mahmoud adds chicken to the lunch buffet at … Continue reading
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