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Austrian Troops to Stop Migrants Crossing Border with Italy
Austria has announced it is ready to use soldiers and tanks to stop migrants crossing its border with Italy, as Brussels urged Europe to help Italian authorities manage an "unprecedented" arrival of people from north Africa.
Italian PM Mateo Renzi tells Germany to mind its own business
Italian PM Mateo Renzi unleashed some tough criticism against Austria and Germany, during an interview on Italian TV. Renzi blasted the head of the German central bank ‘Deutsche Bundesbank’, Jens Weidmann, underlining that the ‘time they were lecturing us us is over’. ‘The director has so many problems to be concerned with.
Austria Adopts New Tougher Asylum Law
Austria will be able to declare a state of emergency, if migrant arrivals suddenly rise, and reject most asylum-seekers directly at the border under a new bill adopted on Wednesday, newswires reported.
The hotly-disputed legislation is "one of Europe's toughest asylum laws", according to AFP.
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Austria Re-introduces Checks on Border with Hungary
Austria has re-introduced checks on its border with Hungary to curb the flow of irregular migrants, AP reported on Monday.
Austrian police have said that the number of attempts to smuggle illegal migrants into the country has increased since the Western Balkan migration route was closed to migrants earlier this year.