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Brenner pass could become EU migrant bottleneck (Photo: Alice Latta)

Migrant holding centres: first Germany, now Austria

Austria has said it will follow Germany in turning back asylum seekers, in widening ripples from Europe's political migration crisis.

"The Austrian government is … ready to take action, especially to protect our southern border," its right-wing leaders said in a joint statement on Tuesday (3 July) in reaction to Germany's plan to police its own border with Austria.

"Should this agreement become the German government position, we consider it necessary to take action to fend off a...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Brenner pass could become EU migrant bottleneck (Photo: Alice Latta)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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