Lower Austria to close three more asylum shelters
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- Lower Austria’s ÖVP-FPÖ coalition plans to close three additional asylum shelters in St. Pölten, Bruck an der Leitha and Schottwien.
- Between 20 and 30 residents are expected to be affected.
- A broader evaluation of asylum-home closures in the state is still under way.
Three more asylum shelters in Lower Austria are to close, including facilities in St. Pölten, Bruck an der Leitha and Schottwien in the Neunkirchen district.
FPÖ state councillor Martin Antauer announced the decision. Research by Austria’s APA news agency put the total number of affected residents between 20 and 30.
The closures form part of an ongoing evaluation process examining asylum shelters across Lower Austria. That review has not yet been completed.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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