Klagenfurt law firm brings constitutional appeal over border checks

The Klagenfurt-based law firm of members of the Slovenian community in Carinthia has filed a complaint with the Austrian Constitutional Court over the country's recent decision to extend controls at the border with Slovenia for yet another six months.

The law firm Grilc Vouk Škof took legal action after Austria formally announced its intention last week to extend the border checks regime on the borders with Slovenia and Hungary, citing migration and security situation in the EU as the reason.

According to a release issued by one of the partners, Rudi Vouk, on 19 April, the...