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Austria to introduce border controls
Austria will introduce temporary border controls, Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl Leitner has said.
She specified that her country will, like Germany, due to the current refugee crisis introduce "temporary border controls."
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Austria Strengthening Border Controls, Sends Army to Help Deal with Migrant Influx
Austria said on Monday it will deploy about 2,200 troops to help deal with a massive migrant influx across its border with Hungary.
Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann told reporters in Vienna that the military would be mainly tasked with helping deliver humanitarian aid inside Austria but they "will also assist in a strengthening of border controls where necessary," AFP reported.
Czech Republic Beefs up Police Force at Border with Austria
The Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek said on Monday the country won't introduce checks at its border with Austria for the time being - unlike Germany which has reintroduced controls along its border with Austria to stem a massive migrant influx.
"For us, the situation is not such that we would consider some fundamental measures," Zaoralek said, according to Reuters
Emergency EU migrant talks as Germany reinstates border controls
European ministers will hold emergency talks on Sept.14 on plans to distribute migrants around the continent, after Germany reintroduced border controls admitting it could no longer cope with the influx.
Record 5,809 migrants enter Hungary in new surge
A record 5,809 migrants entered Hungary in a new surge on Sept. 13, smashing the previous day's record of 4,330, Hungarian police said Sept. 14.
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Bulgaria Warns Citizens Against Travel Through Hungary
Bulgaria has warned its citizens to avoid travel by train or road through the territory of Hungary due to concentration of refugees at the country's borders with Austria and Serbia.
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry recommended to use alternative routes through Romania and Slovakia or via Serbia and Slovenia.
EU Commission Sees Pressing Need to Introduce Binding Migrant Quotas
The European Commission said on Sunday that Germany's decision to temporarily reintroduce border controls along its border with Austria underlines the urgency for all EU member states to agree on the proposed distribution of migrants under binding quotas.
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Germany Reintroducing Border Controls over Migrant Influx
Germany has decided to reintroduce border controls along its border with Austria, authorities say.
The measure comes less than a day after the city of Munich, which has given shelter to thousands of migrants from the Middle East, said it could not cope with the flow of asylum seekers who entered the country in a matter of hours.
Germany closes border controls with Austria to stop tide of refugees
Germany imposed border checks on Sunday, halting all train traffic with Austria after the country’s regions said they were unable to cope with the migrant into the country. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere announced the measures following record numbers of refugees, mainly from Syria, had caused the system to reach breaking point.