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| Migrant crisis: Austria to deploy troops | Migrant crisis: Austria to deploy troops |
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| Austria has said it is deploying troops to help deal with a migrant influx, and will tighten controls on its border with Hungary. | Austria has said it is deploying troops to help deal with a migrant influx, and will tighten controls on its border with Hungary. |
| The move came after Germany imposed controls on its border with Austria. | The move came after Germany imposed controls on its border with Austria. |
| EU states are struggling to cope with a steady stream of arrivals, many aiming for Germany where the vice-chancellor said one million may arrive this year. | EU states are struggling to cope with a steady stream of arrivals, many aiming for Germany where the vice-chancellor said one million may arrive this year. |
| European interior ministers are to hold an emergency meeting on the migrant crisis later on Monday. | European interior ministers are to hold an emergency meeting on the migrant crisis later on Monday. |
| They are due to vote on a plan from May to redistribute an initial 40,000 asylum seekers from Syria and Eritrea through mandatory quotas, though Central and East European states have opposed this. | They are due to vote on a plan from May to redistribute an initial 40,000 asylum seekers from Syria and Eritrea through mandatory quotas, though Central and East European states have opposed this. |
| The EU has since raised the total number of people it seeks to share out through quotas to 160,000 asylum seekers across 23 EU states. | The EU has since raised the total number of people it seeks to share out through quotas to 160,000 asylum seekers across 23 EU states. |
| Also on the agenda is a plan to agree a common list of countries considered safe for migrants to be sent back to - a measure that could speed up deportations. | Also on the agenda is a plan to agree a common list of countries considered safe for migrants to be sent back to - a measure that could speed up deportations. |
| Meanwhile, the EU approved a plan for its operation in the Mediterranean to conduct "boarding, search, seizure and diversion... of vessels suspected of being used for human smuggling or trafficking". | Meanwhile, the EU approved a plan for its operation in the Mediterranean to conduct "boarding, search, seizure and diversion... of vessels suspected of being used for human smuggling or trafficking". |
| Europe is experiencing an enormous influx of people, mostly from Syria but also Afghanistan, Eritrea and other countries, fleeing violence and poverty. | Europe is experiencing an enormous influx of people, mostly from Syria but also Afghanistan, Eritrea and other countries, fleeing violence and poverty. |
| Many migrants have been refusing to register in countries such as Greece or Hungary, fearing it will stop them being granted asylum in Germany or other EU states. | Many migrants have been refusing to register in countries such as Greece or Hungary, fearing it will stop them being granted asylum in Germany or other EU states. |
| Are you a refugee seeking asylum in Europe? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your story or find out about other ways to contact BBC News | Are you a refugee seeking asylum in Europe? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your story or find out about other ways to contact BBC News |
| Large numbers are pursuing a route from Greece, through Macedonia, Serbia and Hungary, to Austria and Germany. | Large numbers are pursuing a route from Greece, through Macedonia, Serbia and Hungary, to Austria and Germany. |
| Read more on the migrant crisis | Read more on the migrant crisis |
| Lyse Doucet: Where does this crisis end? | Lyse Doucet: Where does this crisis end? |
| Caring for solo child refugees | Caring for solo child refugees |
| Crisis explained in graphics | Crisis explained in graphics |
| What next for Germany's asylum seekers? | What next for Germany's asylum seekers? |
| Austrian troops are being deployed primarily to provide humanitarian help within Austria, but would be sent to the border if necessary, Chancellor Werner Faymann said. | Austrian troops are being deployed primarily to provide humanitarian help within Austria, but would be sent to the border if necessary, Chancellor Werner Faymann said. |
| "If Germany carries out border controls, Austria must put strengthened border controls in place," Vice-Chancellor Reinhold Mitterlehner said. "We are doing that now." | "If Germany carries out border controls, Austria must put strengthened border controls in place," Vice-Chancellor Reinhold Mitterlehner said. "We are doing that now." |
| Slovakia also said it was boosting controls on its borders with Austria and Hungary. | Slovakia also said it was boosting controls on its borders with Austria and Hungary. |
| Germany imposed controls on Sunday, with police setting up roadblocks on motorways at the Austrian border. | Germany imposed controls on Sunday, with police setting up roadblocks on motorways at the Austrian border. |
| Local media reported that 25 suspected people traffickers had been arrested overnight, though there was no sign of migrants being turned back. | Local media reported that 25 suspected people traffickers had been arrested overnight, though there was no sign of migrants being turned back. |
| The controls go against the principle of the Schengen zone, which allows free movement between many European countries. However, the agreement does allow for temporary suspensions. | The controls go against the principle of the Schengen zone, which allows free movement between many European countries. However, the agreement does allow for temporary suspensions. |
| German reaction | German reaction |
| Some German commentators see the decision to impose controls on the border with Austria as sending a clear signal to the rest of Europe. Others think it is symptomatic of German government indecisiveness. | Some German commentators see the decision to impose controls on the border with Austria as sending a clear signal to the rest of Europe. Others think it is symptomatic of German government indecisiveness. |
| Die Welt describes it as "perhaps a decision of historic proportions" and a "turning point", saying the move came in response to "impotence within the European Union". | Die Welt describes it as "perhaps a decision of historic proportions" and a "turning point", saying the move came in response to "impotence within the European Union". |
| Die Zeit also sees the closure of the border as applying pressure on those European countries "whose response to the refugee crisis has been apathetic". | Die Zeit also sees the closure of the border as applying pressure on those European countries "whose response to the refugee crisis has been apathetic". |
| A headline in Ostsee Zeitung implies that the change of policy was inevitable: "German help is not limitless". | A headline in Ostsee Zeitung implies that the change of policy was inevitable: "German help is not limitless". |
| Others question the judgment of Chancellor Angela Merkel. "Was Merkel's generosity a mistake?" asks the Rheinische Post, while Süddeutsche Zeitung's verdict is: "Borders open, borders closed. Nobody dares to predict what will happen... However, many ask whether the chancellor has any plan at all." | Others question the judgment of Chancellor Angela Merkel. "Was Merkel's generosity a mistake?" asks the Rheinische Post, while Süddeutsche Zeitung's verdict is: "Borders open, borders closed. Nobody dares to predict what will happen... However, many ask whether the chancellor has any plan at all." |
| The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned that refugees could "find themselves moving around in legal limbo". | The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned that refugees could "find themselves moving around in legal limbo". |
| It said successive announcements of different border control measures by European states "only underlines the urgency of establishing a comprehensive European response". | It said successive announcements of different border control measures by European states "only underlines the urgency of establishing a comprehensive European response". |
| German Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said border controls were "absolutely not a suspension of the basic rights to asylum", but rather about sending a signal that Germany "cannot accommodate all of the refugees alone". | German Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said border controls were "absolutely not a suspension of the basic rights to asylum", but rather about sending a signal that Germany "cannot accommodate all of the refugees alone". |
| It can expect to receive one million migrants this year he said, higher than an interior ministry estimate of 800,000, he said. | It can expect to receive one million migrants this year he said, higher than an interior ministry estimate of 800,000, he said. |
| Germany has repeatedly called on other EU states to take more migrants. | Germany has repeatedly called on other EU states to take more migrants. |
| The UK has said it will take 20,000 people from refugee camps in the region over five years. UK Prime Minister David Cameron visited a refugee camp in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on Monday. | The UK has said it will take 20,000 people from refugee camps in the region over five years. UK Prime Minister David Cameron visited a refugee camp in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on Monday. |
| Hungary is aiming to complete a four-metre-high (13ft) fence along the border with Serbia by Tuesday, when tougher measures, including arresting illegal immigrants, come into force. | Hungary is aiming to complete a four-metre-high (13ft) fence along the border with Serbia by Tuesday, when tougher measures, including arresting illegal immigrants, come into force. |
| What are the current border rules? | What are the current border rules? |
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