Austria on Thursday rejected
Premier Matteo Renzi's charge that it is violating EU rules over
the Brenner Pass.
"Austria does nothing in violation of European law,"
Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka said after meeting with his
Italian counterpart, Angelino Alfano.
"We respect the Geneva Convention...we always act based on
European law and we hope everyone else does the same - we seek
everyone's solidarity".
Renzi said earlier in the day that Austria's idea of
introducing controls to stop asylum seekers is "flagrantly
against European rules".
Sobotka added Austria is ready to respect the European
treaty on free circulation "as long as Schengen works" and that
the EU and Hungary should face up to their responsibilities.
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