Juncker criticises Austrian asylum cap

EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker i has said he will have "a friendly discussion with the Austrian chancellor" about the country's decision to cap asylum applications. "I don't like that decision," he told journalists on Thursday, adding that the commission was examining the legality of Austria's measures.

EU migration commissioner Dimitri  iAvramopoulos has written to Austria's interior minister Mikl-Leitner to protest against the cap on asylum seekers and migrants announced on Wednesday. In a letter seen by EUobserver, he urges Austria "to reconsider the unilateral measures" which he says are "incompatible with Austria's [international obligations]".