(ANSA) - FLORENCE, MAY 5 - "During the chancellor's recent
visit to Rome, we emphasized that we really want to work
together with our Italian friends, we want a common asylum
policy that really works," so that we don't have to face "new
migration crises every two to three years whereas the rest of
Europe stays on the sidelines to watch this happen." Austrian
Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said this at the State
of the Union in Florence. Europe has shown unity and solidarity
in certain circumstances, such as in the war in Ukraine, but
not, for example, on the migrant issue, which "is always tackled
by the frontline countries," the minister underlined.
"Now, there is a crisis in Italy, but most other countries
are waiting on the sidelines. Last year Austria had the highest
percentage of asylum seekers per capita in Europe. Now, other
countries have to deal with this situation. And next time, it
could be Slovakia's or Spain's turn," Schellenberg added.
(ANSA).
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Vienna and Rome together for a common EU asylum policy
'Most countries are passive on the migrant dossier'