The management of immigration only comes in 7th place among the priorities of European citizens questioned as part of the European Commission’s Eurobarometer survey carried out last February. Far behind, the fight against poverty and social exclusion in first position. But there are large variations depending on the country… In Austria, the subject is at the top of the concerns of those surveyed, almost on par with the question of the future of Europe… In the country, the crisis of refugees of 2015 is still very present in people’s minds. And the far right, credited with a strong advance throughout the chamber after June 9, is also on the rise in Austria: voting intentions for the FPÖ, which is campaigning on fear of immigration , are estimated at more than 26%.
From our correspondent in Vienna,
►*European citizens interviewed as part of the European Commission’s Eurobarometer survey, carried out last February.
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