Austria to be first EU nation to stop refugee family reunification

Rome, March 28 - In Europe, we are preparing for a new squeeze on immigration. After the announcement by the Austrian government to temporarily suspend family reunification for migrants, Germany is also moving in the same direction. According to what was revealed by the Bild newspaper, the leader of the CDU and chancellor in pector Friedrich Merz is already working on a 'secret plan' to reject migrants at the external borders, in collaboration w…

Left-wing parties on the continent are pulling the emergency brake. At the same time, the Tidö government is letting in "a new Södertälje" with tens of thousands of relatives from Syria, Afghanistan and North Africa.

Austria is the first EU country to completely suspend family reunification for asylum seekers.

Austria to stop refugee family reunifications in EU first

Austria announced on Wednesday that it would pause family reunification for those with asylum status starting in May, becoming the first European Union member to do so. Several EU countries are mulling stopping or tightening the right for people who cannot safely return to their home countries to bring their families, but so far, none have a complete halt in place. Austria has already halted family reunification for Syrians since the ouster of S…

The new Austrian government announced on Wednesday its intention to end family reunification of refugees, to "protect" the Alpine country in the face of the influx of recent years, a first in the EU. ...

The Austrian government led by Christian Stocker announced on Wednesday 26 March 2025 its plan to end the family reunification of refugees, as reported by La Provence. At a Council of Ministers in Vienna, the Minister of Integration, Claudia Plakolm, explained that this measure was intended to "protect the systems" of health, employment and education of the Alpine country in the face of the massive flows of migrants encountered in recent years. …