Kurz: The EU’s unrestricted accession policy was a mistake

Austria, which has received more than 44,000 Afghans in recent years, is not ready to accept more, said Austrian Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, for whom the European Union’s (EU) policy of unlimited accession in 2015 was a “mistake” that should not be repeated.

“It is clear to all European governments that illegal immigration must be fought and that Europe’s external borders must be secured. We must not in any way repeat the mistakes of 2015: unrestricted entry. Also because conditions h...