Austria, together with Romania, is one of the countries that feels the full impact of the radical measures taken by Hungary in recent weeks, and this is because the Budapest government decided to release 777 foreign citizens convicted of illegal human trafficking in The Schengen area in recent years.
Austria seriously protested against this decision, and strengthened controls at the border with Hungary, which also affects travel from Romania to the Schengen Area, and this is because the large number of freed human traffickers may lead to an increase in traffic in the coming months , if they will return to what they were doing before they were caught.
Austria strengthened its external border controls, but also internal controls, following Hungary's radical decisions, and Romania's accession to Schengen could be put at risk because of this decision, and this is because if illegal human trafficking increases, the government of Karl Nehammer could still refuse to allow our entry.
"Hungary has released in recent weeks 777 foreigners, mostly Serbs, Ukrainians and Romanians, convicted of human trafficking, the prisons directorate announced on Wednesday in response to questions from Reuters. Citing overcrowded prisons, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government issued a decree in April allowing the release of foreign nationals convicted of human trafficking.
Provided that they leave Hungary within 72 hours once released. Hungary's prison directorate said there were 2.636 people convicted of human trafficking in Hungarian prisons, of which 808 were foreign nationals eligible for release. Imprisoning foreign nationals costs Hungarian prisons billions of forints every year."
