Niessl calls for a reform of the free movement of persons

Niessl calls for the reform of the free movement of persons

WIEN.Der Burgenland Hans Niess (SPÖ) is in favor of a reform of the free movement of persons within the EU. In sectors with high unemployment, free movement should be reduced, he says.

Governor of Burgenlands Hans Niessl (SPÖ) Image: Gepa

Governor of Burgenland Hans Niessl (SPÖ) Proposal of the Ministry of the Interior, with a few exceptions , no longer authorizes asylum applications in the EU territory. If the proposals were made, they should comply with the Geneva Convention on the Status of Refugees, said Sunday at the ORF "Press Hour"

Niessl was in favor of a negotiation not only with the German minister of Inside Horst Seehofer or Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. try to solve the problem of migration across Europe. There is a consensus for offices outside the borders and he also welcomes the accelerated reinforcement of Frontex. It was important that we come from "talking to do". For example, the Balkan route is far from closed.

In Burgenland, border patrols are always taken seriously, which is also important, otherwise the tug route would be moved in no time, according to the governor. Niessl did not agree that he placed it in the same vein as the federal government: "This has nothing to do with populism if we take seriously the concerns of the people …

It is not only the arrival of refugees that worries Niessl, but also the free movement of people within the EU. He argued for reform: in sectors with high unemployment, freedom of movement should be reduced, he said. He refers here to predictions that have not been realized, such as the approximation of wage levels in the new EU member states.

Politics hostile to work

The governor of Burgenland is responsible for the anti-labor policy of the federal government, including ÖVP, That goes in the economic sector in a neoliberal way, he criticized in the ORF "Press Hour". But he also took responsibility for the freedom with which Niessl coordinated at the state level. "Of course, I ask how long the FPÖ can offer reforms exclusively at the expense of the workers," said the governor. Asked to know if he had asked the blue provincial governor Johann Tschürtz, Niessl was hesitant for a long time. "He's still covered," he said. The treatment of coalition partners at the state level was in any case respectful.

Niessl defended his negative attitude last week in the National Council's decision to regulate the flexibility of working time. Especially for commuters from Burgenland with long journeys to work with the twelve-hour day load. At the same time, the expansion of the child care is delayed. Above all, he condemned the approach of the turquoise blue in front of the social partners. If one deviates from consensual democracy and is looking for a conflict on the part of the government, this would not be good for the development of Austria in the long run. He will sign a referendum against the regulation.

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