Austria is also officially affected by a very important announcement that was made by the European Commission, it focuses on the situation of the Schengen Area, so implicitly also the problem of Romania's accession, and this is because requests are coming from the commissioner for internal affairs for the solution the problem of illegal migration as soon as possible.
Austria has asked for an increase in the number of repatriations among illegal migrants who came to the European Union, and the commissioner Ylva Johansson says the same thing, saying that the percentage of those who are repatriated to their countries of origin must increase substantially, and for this it is necessary of block agreements with the countries from which the illegally entered persons come.
However, Austria demanded much more measures, even more radical, not only the conclusion of agreements with the countries from which the migrants are looking, which Karl Nehammer's government is doing separately anyway, but the construction of fences at the borders of the European Union and their more effective protection through any kind of means, so that no person who cannot receive asylum in the EU enters.
"When we fail to return people, it hampers our system and erodes trust. To protect the right to seek asylum, we must show that we are dealing appropriately with those who do not qualify for international protection.
Only 21% of people who were not eligible for international protection in the EU were returned to their country of origin. We need migration, but it must be in a legal and orderly manner. Agreements across the bloc would facilitate the streamlining of returns. Very few member states use mutual recognition, even though the bloc's existing rules already allow it."
