Austria summoned the Hungarian ambassador to Vienna on Monday (May 22nd) after Hungary issued a decree providing for the release of hundreds of migrant smugglers with a view to their deportation. The tone is rising between these two neighboring countries, usually allies on the migration issue.
Austria has already tightened border controls. "We have been warning for years that Viktor Orban is not a model, nor a partner on asylum issues," regretted the Social Democrats. The leader of the far-right party, Herbert Kickl, criticized Monday an "incomprehensible and unacceptable" decision.