Add Austria as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Austria news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Add InterestThe Austrian government said Wednesday that it won't sign a global compact to promote safe and orderly migration, citing concerns about national sovereignty as it joined neighboring Hungary in shunning the agreement. The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration , which won't be legally binding, was finalized under U.N. auspices in July. Kurz and Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache said Austria won't sign the document or send an official representative to Marrakech. "We continue to believe that migration is a global challenge where only global solutions and global responsibility-sharing will bring results," she said at a regular briefing.

Source: ABC News October 31, 2018 07:34 UTC