The Migration Collapse in Austria Threatens to Hit the Schengen Area

... means that Austria has abandoned the principle of the transparency of internal borders as stated in the Schengen agreements. After the assaults on women that took place over the New Year, the Social Democrat Faymann criticized those who believe the refugees to be criminals, noting that “racism has no place in Europe”. Almost immediately, however, the Chancellor announced the suspension of the Schengen Agreement in Austria and the subsequent introduction of quotas on the number of asylum seekers allowed into the country after the figure passed 90,000 on January 20, 2016. The annual quota has been set at 37,500 people , or no higher than 1.5 per cent of the population ...