Although Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann (pictured) announced yesterday that Austria was planning to put an end to the unimpeded inflow of thousands of refugees arriving from Hungary, the border will remain open, a spokesperson for the government said.
“There will still be no border controls. That would be against the Schengen agreement,” spokesman Helmut Marban reportedly said, adding that checks to catch human smugglers “will be activated and become more visible”.