Austria plans to offshore asylum seekers, like the UK

Both Austria and the UK are pushing other European countries to revamp international rights agreements that include the United Nations Refugee Convention and the European Convention on Human Rights.

Austria and the United Kingdom have recently entered into a collaborative agreement focused on addressing the complex issue of migration, specifically pertaining to the handling of asylum seekers. The Austrian Interior Minister, Gerhard Karner, and his British counterpart, Suella Braverman, have officially sealed a "migration and security agreement." This bilateral accord sets the stage for both nations to work closely together on a novel approach to asylum, often likened to the "Rwanda-style" policy. Austria has been grappling with a significant number of asylum applications, even though …