The Austrian chancellor could change his mind more quickly about blocking Romania's accession to Schengen
The Austrian chancellor, Karl Nehammer, could change his mind about blocking Romania's and Bulgaria's access to the Schengen area more quickly than expected. A decision in this regard could be taken immediately after the elections in Lower Austria, which will take place in February. This is announced by the Viennese press, quoted by Digi24. The article also states that the Austrian official would have realised what a capital mistake he committed when he blocked the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to Schengen.
The decision of the Austrian Federal Chancellor, Karl Nehammer, regarding the unblocking of Romania and Bulgaria's accession to Schengen, would be influenced by Austrian companies, which generate income in one of the two countries Romania and Bulgaria - or in Central and Eastern Europe in general, money on which Austria's coalition government taxes and then subsidises.
In Romania, the Schengen veto sparked a fairly significant anti-Austrian mood, but also gave impetus to the public debate regarding the sometimes dubious links between Austrian corporations and Romanian politics. In any case, the chancellor will have a lot of work to do in the new year to explain to citizens how the domestic model of prosperity will be maintained after Russian gas flows are completely stopped, Digi24 reports.
Radio Moldova recalls that the president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, who was in Bucharest on Monday, declared that Romania belongs to the Schengen area. Thus there is no justifiable reason not to receive it in Schengen.
Previously, on December 17, in Bucharest, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, declared that the institution she leads, the European Commission, will stand behind Romania's accession to Schengen. According to her, we will work tirelessly with Romania and all the member states to find a solution as quickly as possible, next year, for Romania to become a member of the Schengen area.
At the European Council, on December 8, Austria voted against Romania's accession to the Schengen area.
