- Title: 312 AT FM Freedom of movement
- Date: 25th May 2020
- Description:Schallenberg says further talks are needed to get back to freedom of movement in Europe Alexander Schallenberg has talked to Italian Foreign minister Luigi Di Maio about travel restrictions. After the talks Austrian FM Schallenberg said they both agreed that the aim is full freedom of movement. But Austrian FM also pointed out that further talks are needed on expert levels. As an early opening of the borders could endanger the progress which has been made in the last months. Shotlist - WS Exterior Foreign ministry in Vienna - SOUNDBITE (GERMAN) Alexander Schallenberg, Foreign Minister Austria: "We work intensively. It was a very positive phone meeting. We both agreed that the current situation is abnormal in Europe and that we have a common goal to establish the freedom of travel and free movement on this continent, like we had it before. We both agreed we have to work on this step by step, we need experts to look at this. We have the goal in sight. It was a very positive talk." - SOUNDBITE (GERMAN) Alexander Schallenberg, Foreign Minister Austria (answering the question How about other countries, like Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary?) : " Today I had a video conference with the three countries you mentioned, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. There is a positive drive, also towards mid of June. But we also need to have further talks, and most likely there will also be a necessary video conference on the level of Heads of States. We have to work on this step by step and with caution. We do not want to endanger the progress we made under hard circumstances in March and April, if we open to early. But the direction is clear, we want to abolish this abnormality and to get back to freedom of movement in Europe step by step."
- Collection: ORF
- Genre:News
- Producer:ORF
- Transmission Date:25/05/2020
- Decade: 2020s