As Austria steps up border security at the Brenner Pass, Italian authorities have joined European Union officials in denouncing the measures as fundamentally contrary to Schengen regulations guaranteeing open internal borders among member states.
The presidential frontrunner in Austrian elections said Tuesday that border controls at the Brenner Pass between Italy and Austria are “inevitable,” while also remarking that only one in five migrants entering Austria is a “real refugee.”
Europe’s populist right have hailed the unexpected success of the Freedom Party of Austria’s (FPO) presidential candidate in this weekend’s elections, but tactical voting in the second round may rob him of victory. Pollsters were once again proven to be
