Burgenland state leader Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ) introduces laws on upper limits and basic safety in the immigration debate. However, these will probably be difficult to implement, as is evident from the counter-attack from Vienna.
Hans Peter Doskozil sent greetings to the federal government via “Krone” to also install its asylum plans. The government is failing. In Burgenland an upper limit has been set for the basic offer – for 330 people.
Work, otherwise there is a risk that basic services will be deprived
In addition, a law will be passed in December providing for charity work for asylum seekers. Failure to comply may result in withdrawal of basic services. Doskozil also calls for a federal asylum application cap of 10,000 per year.
The Ministry of the Interior responds: The federal government’s model of charity work has been in place since July, Vorarlberg has already implemented the work requirement for asylum seekers and Upper Austria is about to do so.
“Trying to keep the campaign going”
“Burgenland could have started earlier and not just now in the run-up to the elections,” says the ministry of Gerhard Karner (ÖVP). Elections will take place in Burgenland in January. Asylum law expert Lukas Gahleitner-Gertz believes that there are populist reasons behind Doskozil’s action. “Given the massive drop in registrations, this is a rather embarrassing attempt to keep a campaign going that has been illegal from the start.”
Innsbruck law professor Walter Obwexer also considers the upper limits to be contrary to European law. This involves a demonstrable threat to public order or safety. Proving this is very difficult and currently does not apply to Austria.
“Legally not feasible”
The charity work associated with the removal of basic services is also ‘washing the eyes’. The last point in the Burgenland bill is that, despite everything, a dignified life and health care must be guaranteed. This is nothing more than a kind of basic care. “But what Burgenland plans cannot be legally implemented.”
Moreover, a work obligation is prohibited by the Human Rights Convention. “That’s why the federal government does things differently. Anyone who performs community service receives extra pocket money. Anyone who doesn’t, just doesn’t do it. Legally speaking, this is only possible with an incentive system.”
Source: Krone
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