Austrian leader lauds UK's efforts on migration and cites its plan for deportations to Rwanda
Time:2024-05-22 06:33:01 Source:travelViews(143)
VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s leader praised Britain Tuesday as a “pioneer” in outsourcing asylum proceedings to places outside Europe, citing a U.K. bill to send migrants to Rwanda as he hosted Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Vienna.
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer’s conservative party has long taken a hard line on migration and faces a strong challenge from the far-right Freedom Party in an election expected this fall.
Nehammer said Austria and the United Kingdom, which left the European Union in 2020, are “strategic partners when it comes to being able to conduct asylum proceedings in safe third countries.”
“The United Kingdom is a pioneer for this path, which will also be important for the European Union,” he said at a joint news conference with Sunak. “With the Rwanda model, it is a pioneer for us being able to put asylum proceedings in safe third countries on the European Union’s agenda too.”
Previous:EU seals a deal on using profits from frozen Russian assets to help arm Ukraine
Next:Lindor goes 0
You may also like
- How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 5/20/2024
- Igor Shesterkin has the Rangers looking like a Stanley Cup contender. He says he can be better
- Arkansas lawmakers approve $6.3 billion budget bill as session wraps up
- Rita Ora shows off her quirky sense of fashion in a pair of kooky safety goggle
- Germany and Real Madrid great Toni Kroos to retire after Euro 2024
- White Sox outright reliever Deivi García to Triple
- Renowned NFL stadium architect releases images of potential new Chiefs arena
- Beijing speeds up to build international tech innovation hub
- Election deniers moving closer to GOP mainstream as Trump allies fill Congress, report shows