Romanian Interior Minister Lucian Bode Accuses Austria of Lying

PeoplePoliticians ♦ Published: December 12, 2022; 20:28 ♦ (Vindobona)

Romanian Interior Minister Lucian Bode wrote a letter to Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner, strongly criticizing him for Austria's rejection of his country's Schengen accession.

Romania's Interior Minister Lucian Bode accuses his Austrian counterpart Gerhard Karner of lying. / Picture: © Romanian and Austrian crossed flags by Vindobona

Romanian Interior Minister Lucian Bode (Liberal Party/PNL) today sent an open letter to his Austrian counterpart Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) to express Romania's continued lack of understanding regarding Austria's veto of the country's accession to the border control-free Schengen area.

The letter is unusually sharp for an exchange between two friendly European states. The protest…