More North Africans seek asylum in Austria

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The number of requests for political asylum in Austria by people from North Africa has increased in the wake of the unrest in the region, new figures show. Official statistics presented today (Tues) reveal that 23 Libyans asked for asylum in Austria between January and June of this year. Only two refugees from the civil […]

Human trafficker arrested in Tyrol

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An Indian man has been put in custody for transporting 19 Afghans in his van.The human trafficking suspect was arrested near Radfeld in Tyrol’s Kufstein district last night (Thurs), immigration authorities announced today.Police found 19 refugees from Afghanistan squeezed in the man’s Ford Transit van during a traffic check around 11.30pm. The group included one […]

Conservatives ignored immigration issues, says Thierse

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Wolfgang Thierse has claimed Germany’s conservative parties are in trouble after ignoring integration problems for too long.The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) official told Austrian newspaper Die Presse today (Mon): “The SPD doesn’t have a particular problem regarding immigration topics – in contrast to the conservative parties since they closed their eyes for too […]

Schönborn calls for immigration law reform

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Viennese Archbishop Christoph Cardinal Schönborn has appealed to the Austrian government to reform the current immigration laws.The highest-ranking representative of the Roman Catholic Church in Austria said today (Tues): “It is not acceptable that families, who are fully integrated, who don’t financially burden anyone else, whose children know no other language than German with an […]

BZÖ calls for tougher immigration laws

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The debate on immigration statistics and soaring unemployment figures is set to intensify as the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) today (Weds) called for a “foreigner check”.BZÖ boss Josef Bucher said Austria should adopt immigration systems as in operation in countries like Canada or Australia.Bucher claimed only people who “fulfil certain criteria” should […]