But this border region, once seen as a symbol of europes cohesion, could now herald its disintegration. Fearing the arrival of thousands of refugees, austria has announced plans to erect a 400 meter high fence as a way to slow down the flow of migrants. Forming part of europes borderless schengen zone, brenner is one of the routes that migrants use as they head towards northern europe. While italy vehemently opposes the plan, there is more and more support for border controls from the austrian side. Yet the people who live and work in the region are not happy about it. Michael kerschbaumer has been up since 3 00 a. M. This morning, hes already been to 90 dairy farms. He uses this hose to pump fresh milk from vats into his truck. Michael this is from last night and this morning. There are big and small vats. The largest holds 2,500 liters. This farmer has produced 320 liters of milk. Thats worth almost 140 euos. Good business for austrian Dairy Farmers north of the brenner pass. Theyre
Year embargo on weapons sales to vietnam, a move that could affect the balance of power in vietnam navy. Anchor tonight, austria has a new president. Only after election that split the country into coup. In two. He was confirmed the winner of one of the closest ever election getting a huge percent of the vote. It was just enough for him to keep away his far right rival. [applause] a president ial walk across the lawn. There are not many austrians left unmoved from this election. With a razor thin margin, he won the vote with by just 6 10 of 1 . The 72yearold economics professor is the former green party leader. His win comes largely from support from urban voters. It is important for him to stand the election as an independent. His rival run on an anti migration platform. His goal was simple. In six years time, everyone in austria should be able to say im fine or im better than six years ago. Freedom Party Candidate defeated conceded defeat on facebook. Of course im sad but this campai
Mingle easily. But this border region, once seen as a symbol of europes cohesion, could now herald its disintegration. Fearing the arrival of thousands of refugees, austria has announced plans to erect a 400 meter high fence as a way to slow down the flow of migrants. Forming part of europes borderless schengen zone, brenner is one of the routes that migrants use as they head towards northern europe. While italy vehemently opposes the plan, there is more and more support for border controls from the austrian side. Yet the people who live and work in the region are not happy about it. Michael kerschbaumer has been up since 3 00 a. M. This morning, hes already been to 90 dairy farms. He uses this hose to pump fresh milk from vats into his truck. Michael this is from last night and this morning. There are big and small vats. The largest holds 2,500 liters. This farmer has produced 320 liters of milk. Thats worth almost 140 euos. Good business for austrian Dairy Farmers north of the brenne
Seeing across the european continent. Our question this week here on quadriga, is this. Crisis in austria, who can stop europes drift to the right . To discuss that question, im joined here in the studio by three seasoned observers and analysts. Let me introduce them to you. Beginning with ewald konig, a freelance correspondent and austrian himself, who has been covering austrian politics for decades now. He says, it is not only the refugees. There are many other reasons for austrias and europes drift to the right. Also with us today is alan posener, a commentator with the berlin daily die welt. Alan says, nobody cares who governs a small country like austria, but germany has a responsibility for the whole of europe. We cant afford viennese coffeehouse politics, he says. And my third guest is ulrike guerot, of the european democracy lab, who believes that, a wildfire is sweeping across europe. Its taken in hungary, and now poland, and now austria, with france looking likely to be next.
Tonight, we ask will Rio De Janeiro be ready . It is good to have you with us. Tonight, a better idea of how donald trump views the world and how a president trunk would try to change it. Fresh off his victory in yesterdays primaries, the republican president ial front runner has outlined the foreignpolicy priorities that he would pursue as president of the united states. In a wideranging speech in washington, he pledged to put the interests of the American People first and had some tough words for americas enemies and its allies. My Foreign Policy will always put the interests of the American People and American Security above all else. It has to be first, has to be. That will be the foundtion of every single decision that i will make. Our Foreign Policy is a complete and total disaster. No vision, no purpose, no direction, no strategy. Our allies are not paying their fair share, and i have been talking about this recently a lot. Our allies must contribute towards their financial, pol