Austria to start marketing campaign to reduce refugee flows

Euractiv | Aug 22, 2022 at 9:15 AM
  • The government aims to conduct “anti-marketing” campaigns in safe countries where refugees are suspected of migrating for economic reasons to counter promises made by people smugglers.
  • By the end of July, over 40,000 asylum seekers were registered in Austria.
  • Vienna wants to increase the percentage of asylum seekers that return to their country of origin voluntarily.