Austria continues to be seriously pressured to allow Romania to join Schengen, and a last-minute announcement by the President of Germany, Steinmeier, is intended to convince Karl Nehammer that lifting the veto given against our country is the only good decision that can take, the support of Berlin still remaining for the Romanians.
Austria is alerted by Germany through President Steinmeier's message, sent right from Bucharest, stating that the reasons for allowing Romania's accession to Schengen will be brought to the attention of the government of Karl Nehammer, as well as the attention of the Dutch government, of Mark Rutte, although the Netherlands was not against extending the system to our country as well.
Austria has been in heated diplomatic disputes with Germany for some time due to the controls that the government in Berlin is doing at its borders, with Karl Nehammer stating that they should be removed if Olaf Scholz considers the Schengen Area to be safe, which of course is not the case. it will happen soon, so it remains to be seen how the Austrians will be convinced to allow the country's accession.
"I have long believed that Romania belongs to the Schengen area. German support to convince those still preventing admission will continue. The convincing arguments for Romania's accession to Schengen have already been officially submitted. We will assert these arguments with stronger emphasis against Austria and the Netherlands.
Iohannis signaled understanding for this concern. The issue of illegal migration moves many Europeans. But the EU is currently trying to tackle this problem in an EU-funded pilot project on the border with Serbia. Political discussions have continued, I think things are moving. Our place is undoubtedly in the Schengen area.
