Austria officially announces its plans, and the news is very bad for Romania's accession to Schengen, and this is because from the Minister of the Interior in Vienna, Gerhard Karner, we learn that the government of which he is a part has no limit in terms of keeping the veto vote given at the beginning of December in the JAI Council.
Austria says that the expansion of the Schengen Area has been discussed for 11 years, and only now has Croatia's acceptance been decided, so Romania's accession to Schengen could take a long time, especially since the government in Vienna continues to believe that the asylum system in The European Union is "deeply broken" and must be changed as quickly as possible.
Austria expects that in the next period today's requests will decrease due to some legislative changes in Serbia, but it is possible to accept Ukrainian refugees, so it remains to be seen when exactly Romania's accession to Schengen will be accepted, but it is possible that we will have to wait a few good years for this.
"I don't limit myself to a period of time. We have been discussing expansion for eleven years. Results are needed. Time plays a secondary role. If you want to, then the Vice-Chancellor is absolutely right. But you don't have to exclude anyone because Schengen no longer works at the border with Hungary or between the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
It is not about the ÖVP, but about the security of the Austrians. Visa waiver for Indians in Serbia ends in 24 hours. This will further tighten the asylum brake. The visa freeze for Tunisians is taking effect. We control the external border together with the Hungarians and we need a new asylum system"
