The Migration Collapse in Austria Threatens to Hit the Schengen Area
... country. As a result, the Austrian government is prepared to rip up one of the foundations of the European Union – the Schengen Agreement. On January 16, 2016, Europe was rocked by Chancellor of Austria Werner Faymann’s announcement that the ... ... of internal borders. Faymann’s words came against the background of a series of mass assaults carried out on women by refugees arriving from the Middle East and North Africa ( 1 , 2 ). A total of 2418 such incidents were reported in 2014, which ...
05.02.2016