Austria to temporarily halt family reunification for migrants
Vienna's three-party coalition announced their aim on Wednesday to prevent close relatives of asylum seekers from joining them in the country.
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Vienna's three-party coalition announced their aim on Wednesday to prevent close relatives of asylum seekers from joining them in the country.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/12/austria-to-temporarily-halt-family-reunification-for-migrants
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00:00Austria's three-party coalition agreed it would temporarily halt family reunification
00:07procedures for migrants, a move critics say is a violation of European asylum law.
00:14Chancellor Christian Stocker justified the proposal by pointing at Austria's social services,
00:20which he claimed were under strain.
00:22As I have already said, this is a progressive measure, so it should be ensured that we can
00:29integrate those who came to us in the past years, that we can include them in this society,
00:35also in the education system, and at the same time ensure that those who come to us, but
00:42also those who are already here, also come to terms with this influx.
00:48Critics say the plan violates European asylum law.
00:53It would involve invoking the EU's emergency clause, which stipulates that national law
00:58can take precedence over EU law in the event of a threat to public order or security.