Austria: Limit Set for Refugees

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Austria said Wednesday that it had put a cap on the number of refugees it wanted to accept — 37,500 this year and a total of 127,500 through 2019. President Heinz Fischer called for a “more fair and balanced” asylum policy in Europe. Last year Austria received 90,000 requests for asylum, up from 25,000 a year earlier, Mr. Fischer said. Also, Serbia and Croatia said Wednesday that only refugees who wished to seek asylum in Austria or Germany would be allowed to enter the two countries and continue their journey toward Western Europe.