Austria opposes Romania's accession to the Schengen area. The statement was made by the Chancellor of Austria, Karl Nehammer, during the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tirana
It comes a day after Interior Minister Lucian Bode was in Vienna where he met with Interior Minister Gerhart Karner. He also added that more time is needed given that there are more than 75,000 unregistered illegal immigrants in Austria.