Blow to Schengen as Austria Refuses to Re-Open German Border

Blow to Schengen as Austria Refuses to Re-Open German Border

Austria remains in favor of border controls and an upper limit on refugees, Interior Minister Wolfgang Subotka told German newspaper Die Welt.

Having imposed controls at its border with Germany in September 2015 at the height of Europe’s migrant crisis, Austria wants to continue with them indefinitely, Interior Minister Wolfgang Subotka told German newspaper Die Welt on Friday.