Schengen expansion: ÖVP under pressure-FPÖ warns of chaos and migration!
Schengen expansion: ÖVP under pressure-FPÖ warns of chaos and migration!
Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - Today, on December 12, 2024, there is a shocking turning point in Austrian politics: The interior ministers of the 27 EU countries have decided to completely include Romania and Bulgaria in the Schengen area. This decision raises the debate about migration -political interests in Austria, especially after Interior Minister Gerhard Karner has promised to give up the Austrian veto, which means that the controls at the borders to these countries are abolished.
Freedom EU MP Petra Steger commented in sharp criticism of this decision. She described it as "incredible betrayal of the interests of the Austrians" and warned of the consequences of this opening for illegal migration. According to Steger, the ÖVP forces the population into a "lazy exchange shop" in order to install Magnus Brunner as a new EU migration commissioner, which she sees as a further expression of political cow trade. Steger emphasized that the FPÖ will vehemently stand up against an extension of Schengen as long as the EU is unable to get its chaotic migration policy under control.
political implications of the Schengen extension
The end of the controls at the borders is an important step for the Schengen Agreement, which has been a major hurdle for Bulgaria and Romania since 2007. From 2025, these two countries could fully become a member of the Schengen area, which brings new challenges in coping with migration for Austria. However, Karner states that increased external border protection ensures that migrants can no longer enter the EU unhindered. Before deciding on the veto, 70,000 illegal border crossings from these countries could have been registered, in 2024 it is only 4,000, which the minister represents as a success of his policy, as the
The situation is tense and raises the question of how Austria's domestic policy will react to these developments. With the opening of the borders, not only the security of one's own citizens is at stake, but also the trust in the political leadership. The next steps of the FPÖ and the government are eagerly awaited, while the EU is moving in restless waters.
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