Austria is seriously upset by a last-minute decision taken in Spain by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, and Romania's chances of joining Schengen are also affected, and this is because the government in Madrid has decided to organize early elections in the coming months, according to the scores obtained in the recent local elections.
Austria wants a reform of the asylum system in Europe, and Spain was prepared to support this, after taking over the presidency of the Council of the European Union on July 1, but a large part of the attention of the politicians in Madrid will be directed to the parliamentary elections, which will take place during the following months.
Austria still wants to block Romania's accession to Schengen, but Spain had already announced its intention to support us, but what will happen in the coming months is hard to say, and below you can see what the Minister of the Interior of Germany says about the current situation , but also other German politicians, the situation becoming more complicated.
"I see Schengen in jeopardy if we don't really manage to reach an agreement there in the next few months. And, of course, June 8 is very important. It would be great if we could do it there. Important laws could be delayed for weeks or even prevented altogether. For the EU, and for the Council in particular, these elections certainly come at a more than unfortunate time.
Because they will profoundly affect the functioning of the Spanish Presidency, especially at the political level. The purpose of the new EU regulation is to ensure a better distribution of asylum seekers between member states. Also, uniform criteria for the admission of those seeking protection are to be established."
