The compromise reached in extremis between Angela Merkel's Cdu and Horst Seehofer's Bavarian brother party of the Csu has for the moment reduced the risk of a government crisis in Germany but is causing a domino effect on Italy. In particular, the decision to create "transit centres" along the border between Germany and Austria in which secondary migrants can be detained and then rejected more quickly risks triggering a cascade effect throughout Europe and is jeopardizing the stability of the Schengen treaty. In fact, Austria and Italy are preparing for fear of paying the price of the German agreement while in Europe the borders are being restored again.
BERLIN AND VIENNA AT SHORTS
After the agreement of the Cdu and Csu and the planning of transit zones on the borders of Germany, the Austrian government has declared itself - in fact - ready to implement "measures to protect its southern borders" and awaits a quick clarification from Berlin . this is what emerges from the statement communicated today by the Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz, the vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache and the interior minister Herbert Kickl. "The union of the CDU and the CSU announces that Germany wants to apply national measures to counter the migratory flow," Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said in a joint statement with Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache and Interior Minister Herbert Kickl . "If this were to be the position of the German government - reads the statement of the Austrian government - we should take steps to put in place measures to protect Austria and its population and the government is ready to implement measures to protect our southern borders ”. The threat, not even too veiled, is the closure of the Brenner Pass "in the coming weeks".
ITALY'S REACTION AND THE SALVINI-SEEHOFER MEETING
"Our position on primary and secondary movements does not change, secondary movements are part of the problem but we do not invert the logical order of events and if someone thinks it is wrong, it is an attitude that leads nowhere". So Prime Minister Conte responded to a question on Austria's willingness to close the southern borders in response to the CDU-CSU government pact in Germany. "Self Austria closes, assumes responsibility', says Foreign Minister Moavero. A meeting between the governments of Germany, Austria and Italy is on the agenda in the coming days.
