The distribution of asylum seekers in Europe "will
not work
," Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Tuesday in an exclusive interview with AFP, on the eve of the presentation by the Commission of a major reform project.
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We believe that the distribution in Europe has failed and that many states reject it,
" said the head of the Austrian government, referring to the countries of central Europe which refuse to accept migrants who have arrived in Greece or Italy.
"
It will not work that way, but by better protecting the external borders, by fighting together against the traffickers and by sending aid there
," added Mr Kurz, a conservative.
