But later in separate remarks Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said fences were not welcome in the European Union.
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Most of the deaths occurred off the Greek islands of Kalymnos and Rhodes, where 22 people drowned, among them 13 children, when two boats went down overnight, port officials said.
According to BBC, Austria and Germany, the two countries at the heart of Europe’s refugee crisis, seem to be toughening their tone. Meanwhile Defence Minister Gerald Klug indicated that the railings or “containers” could be set up to “be able to control the refugees in an orderly way”, reported Belfast Telegraph.
“People were feeling like their way of life was impacted by globalization, that the way to define themselves is to define themselves against the other”, she said. Moreover she categorically noted that Austria was building a border fence only around select sections of the border and there were no plans “to build a fence around Austria”.
De Maiziere has also urged Afghans to stay and rebuild their wartorn country instead of coming to Europe.
The chancellor stressed that Mikl-Leitner should say what exactly she is planning on the border with Slovenia, and clarify with Germany whether it is necessary to change anything in terms of border control.
Since Hungary sealed its borders with Serbia and Croatia on September 15 and October 17, thousands of refugees have been flowing into Slovenia daily.
They spoke Wednesday to state broadcaster ORF.
Germany has accused Austria of driving refugees to its border after dark and says its handing of migrants is “out of order”.
De Maiziere, Mikl-Leitner’s German counterpart, said it was Austria’s fault that “refugees are driven to certain points without warning at the fall of darkness”.
At the same time, local leaders in Germany are complaining that they are overwhelmed and can barely handle the asylum seekers they already have, never mind the tens of thousands more who are on their way.
He said that Slovenia was ready to use “all possible means” to face the situation, suggesting he could close the country’s border with Croatia in the event that Austria closed its border with Slovenia. The result has been that nations along the trail have had to fend for themselves, working unofficially together to allow the refugees to freely cross borders – as long as they also exited at the other end – on their way to Germany. Leader Horst Seehofer has demanded moves by Sunday to limit the migrant influx.
Even the nation’s monarch is concerned. “But having encouraged people to move, the Europeans are now pulling up the drawbridge because they have found dealing with the influx overwhelming”, he said. Last year, the Washington Post cited data gathered by Élisabeth Vallet, a geographer at the University of Quebec in Montreal that showed that barrier construction projects have surged in recent years, with walls now separating countries, territories, and neighborhoods from Israel to Ireland.
Uhr says it hasn’t yet decided how to do that.
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A spokesman, Leo Josefus said Friday that providing transport further inland for thousands of asylum seekers arriving to the Sentilj-Spielfeld crossing is a priority. The agency’s new position came after two more blazes early Wednesday.
