Austria launches migrant cap despite EU anger

[MowCowWhoHow III]

Source: AFP

Vienna (AFP) - Austria's new daily cap on asylum seekers entered into force Friday, in a move that the European Commission has described as "plainly incompatible" with European Union laws.

Since 8:00am (0700 GMT), a maximum of 80 migrants per day are being allowed to claim asylum in the country, police said.

In addition, Vienna is limiting the daily number of people transiting Austria to seek asylum in a neighbouring country to 3,200.

Once the quotas have been reached, "the borders will be closed," police spokesman Fritz Grundnig told AFP.

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[Odin2005]

1. Who would have thought 10 years ago that refugee NIMBYism would destroy the EU?

EU members would rather dump the problem on their neighbors rather than come together and work out a common EU immigration and border control policy.

[christx30]

4. Austria has taken in thousands

of refugees. They have been very welcoming. But resources aren't unlimited. Space isn't unlimited. Eventually, the brakes need to be applied to every situation.

[Rebubula]

5. Easy to say from MN

I spend 3 months a year in Austria - they have bent over backwards for the rush of migrants. 10s of 1000s have already been allowed to stay.

Your head banging anger aside - there is a limit what one country can provide to an incoming population with the resources available.

Why not ask Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt or Jordan why they are not helping?

[iandhr]

2. There seems to be no good solution to the current crisis.

[MowCowWhoHow III]

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