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Czech Foreign Minister States That Austria's Schengen-No Was Unexpected
Czech Presidency Europe was briefly troubled by Austria's No to Schengen enlargement regarding Bulgaria and Romania. For Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky, Austria's "no" vote regarding Romania's and Bulgaria's Schengen accession came "suddenly".
According to Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky, Austria's "no" vote regarding Romania's and Bulgaria's Schengen membership came "suddenly." / Picture: © Pirátská strana / Flickr Attribution (CC BY-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)
The Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner announced a predictable decision at the Schengen summit a month ago regarding the expansion of the Schengen Area. Romania and Bulgaria were denied access to the Schengen Area due to Austria's Veto. Croatia, on the other hand, received access. Karner justified this veto with the high number of asylum applications in Austria.
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