In a press release, Federal President Alexander van der Bellen expressed his surprise at the German approach to the changes in the border regime. He was “surprised” by the “somewhat improvised way” in which the German federal government informed the public about this.
It is “unclear what that means,” Federal President Van der Bellen said in Vienna on Wednesday in response to a question from journalists. There have been selective border controls since 2015 at the latest. Both the Bavarian-Tyrolean border and the Bavarian-Salzburg border have been “controlled for years.”
The Federal President is unclear whether things will remain as they are or whether something will change. In any case, he trusts that “the German side will continue to meet all obligations under European law”.
Van der Bellen said of Platform X: “Populism and nationalism polarise and threaten the internal cohesion of our societies. We must take a decisive stand against this.”
Cheers in the Chancellery
However, Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) was pleased in a press statement on the occasion of a visit by his Greek colleague Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He is happy that “a country as large and influential as the Federal Republic of Germany is now reconsidering the migration issue.”
Postscript: “If the Austrian path becomes more and more a reality in the politics of our neighbors, then we will support it.” “Important question”Strengthening the protection of the external borders,” Nehammer said.
Stricter controls from Monday
The German Traffic Light Coalition had recently fought in talks with the Union for a stricter rejection of refugees at Germany’s external borders. However, a compromise could not be reached.
Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) has ordered that stationary controls must be in place at all land borders from Monday. This concerns France, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Such controls already exist at the borders with Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland. In the Schengen area, they are not actually provided for.
Source: Krone
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