Austria Wants to Deploy Soldiers to Border with Italy
April 2nd, 2016Via: Reuters:
Austria plans to deploy soldiers at the Brenner border with Italy to stem an expected increase in migrants trying to get to northern Europe, Defense Minister Hans Peter Doskozil told a German newspaper on Saturday.
Austria, which has broken ranks with Germany in handling Europe’s migrant crisis by imposing border restrictions, has previously said it is preparing to introduce tighter controls if needed. But the minister’s choice of words appears to have intensified the discourse.
“As the EU’s external borders are not yet effectively protected, Austria will soon ramp up strict border controls. That means massive border controls on at the Brenner (Pass), and with soldiers,” Doskozil told Die Welt daily.
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