ÖVP club president August Wöginger has started a debate on the European Convention on Human Rights. Chancellor Karl Nehammer referred to that on Wednesday, saying that surveillance of the EU’s external borders was not working. There is a security issue.
“Austria is a landlocked country and has more than 90,000 asylum applications – that is too many and shows that the protection of the EU’s external borders is not working,” the Chancellor said after the cabinet meeting on Wednesday. The European asylum system had even failed. As chancellor, Nehammer therefore wants to discuss at European level, but also with the Green coalition partner, how the security of Austria and the EU can be further expanded.
Approval of abutments and Raab
The discussion was initiated by club president Wöginger, who had spoken in favor of revising the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Most state leaders and Integration Minister Susanne Raab (ÖVP) support these concerns. For example, Raab said that the “exaggerated interpretation” in the jurisprudence would have led to “absurd situations”.
Rejection by Members of the European Parliament
Several MEPs were not happy with the proposal. According to European Parliament Vice-President Othmar Karas (ÖVP), the ECHR is a “humanistic achievement” and anyone who questions it is sawing at a “pillar of our democracy”. ECHR “non-negotiable.” See also SPÖ members Andreas Schieder and Theresa Muigg. These are demands from the extreme right. In addition, it is not legally possible to change European asylum and refugee policy via the ECHR.
The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is an international treaty between the members of the Council of Europe. These include, for example, the absolute prohibition of torture and the death penalty, the right to a fair trial and the right to respect for private and family life. The treaty has constitutional status in Austria and is part of the EU Treaty. Russia caused a stir in March when it pulled out of the treaty.
Source: Krone
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