- Migration is again becoming a hot topic in Austrian politics as asylum applications have increased “dynamically, dramatically,” with Austria registering 68,800 migrants and 440 smugglers since it launched its anti-people smuggling operation in May.
- Politically, the situation is becoming increasingly explosive, as evidenced by Chancellor Karl Nehammer’s meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in early October.
- Austria’s far-right FPÖ meanwhile has been hot on the government’s heels.
Migration again a hot topic in Austria as flows increase ‘dramatically’
