Thursday, October 11, 2007

Austria in the Grip of a Deportation Row

BBC: The plight of a 15-year-old Kosovan girl separated from family members has plunged the Austrian parliament into an acrimonious debate about asylum policy.

The opposition Green Party said the country's asylum laws must be changed, demanding a general "right to stay" for well-integrated foreigners.

The conservative interior minister said he would not succumb to "blackmail". Deportation row grips Austrians (more)

Mark Alexander