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Gulf Insider
4 days ago
- Politics
- Gulf Insider
Birth Rate Among Refugee Women In Austria Nearly Triple That Of Native-Born Austrians
New figures show that women from Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq living in Austria have an average birth rate almost three times higher than that of Austrian-born women, according to data from the country's Statistical Yearbook on Migration and Integration. The report finds that Austrian-born women have an average of 1.22 children. Among women not born in Austria, the figure rises to 1.57. However, the figure among some countries of origin rises significantly. Those born in the former Yugoslavia average 1.94 children, while Turkish-born women have 1.8 children. The highest rates are found among Syrian, Afghan, and Iraqi women, who average 3.3 children each. 🇦🇹🤰 Syrian, Afghan, and Iraqi refugees living in Austria are having almost three times as many children as Austrian-born women, according to data from the country's Statistical Yearbook on Migration and Integration. — Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) August 11, 2025 The report notes that Austrian mothers tend to be older when giving birth, with an average age of 30.4 years for Austrian-born women compared to 28.7 years for non-Austrian-born women. Women from Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq have their first child at an average age of 26.2 years. These figures come amid ongoing debate in Austria about the demographic impact of migration since the large influx of refugees from Syria in recent years. At CPAC Hungary in May, the leader of the Austrian Freedom Party, Herbert Kickl, claimed that mass immigration to Europe is an agenda that is organized as 'a consciously controlled ethnic and cultural transformation.' Austria's FPÖ leader @Herbert_Kickl at #CPACHungary2025:"What is happening in Europe is no coincidence. It is the result of an agenda, a consciously controlled ethnic and cultural transformation. Migration is not being stopped, it is being organized, promoted, and glorified." — Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) May 29, 2025 'What is happening in Europe is no coincidence. It is the result of an agenda, a consciously controlled ethnic and cultural transformation. Because migration is not being stopped, no, it is being organized, promoted, and glorified,' he told attendees. A new generation with a growing Muslim population is having a profound effect in Austria, particularly in education. In October 2024, federal data revealed that more than three-quarters of students in Vienna's middle schools do not speak German at home, putting pressure on an education system designed for single-language learning. A survey at the same time by the local teachers' union at some of Vienna's 100 compulsory schools revealed not only systematic issues like language barriers, but also extreme incidents, including assaults on teachers, situations where parents of schoolchildren asked a teacher to wear a burqa, and even the presence of mock executions. It has led to teachers leaving their profession — 20 a day on average in 2024 — and other educators speaking out on the 'rapid Islamization' of the Austrian capital. 'Islam is changing our society in ways we do not want,' said longtime principal of a Vienna middle school, Christian Klar, in an interview with Christian magazine Corrigenda last year. A December 2024 report from the Office for the Protection of the Constitution also unveiled disturbing trends in the Islamist radicalization of young girls in Upper Austria. To mitigate the strain that mass immigration is having on schools, Education Minister Christoph Wiederkehr announced in March orientation classes designed to prepare migrant children for the Austrian school environment. He noted how many of these students not only do not speak any German but are also unfamiliar with basic literacy and numeracy. Some have never held a pen or followed structured school rules, and many fail to show respect for female teachers due to cultural differences.
DW
03-07-2025
- Politics
- DW
Austria deports first Syrian since start of civil war – DW – 07/03/2025
Austria deported its first Syrian in 15 years on Thursday. The move comes as Austria and neighboring Germany seek to deport criminals to the war-torn nation and to Afghanistan. The Austrian Interior Ministry on Thursday said it had carried out its first deportation of a Syrian to Syria since the start of that country's civil war more than 15 years ago. The deported 32-year-old man was flown to Damascus via Istanbul. Though his name was not given, nor his specific crime cited, Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said the man had been convicted in November 2018 at which time he was stripped of his refugee status. "A Syrian criminal was deported from Austria to Syria today, specifically to Damascus," Karner told reporters, adding, "I believe it is an extremely important signal that Austria is pursuing a tough, strict, forceful but fair asylum policy in that those who endanger others, criminals, will be removed from the country." Austria and neighboring Germany have both been eager to repatriate Syrian criminals and those whom they see as potential Islamists now that former President Bashar Assad has been toppled and the civil war ended. In April, Karner flew to Damascus with his then-counterpart from Germany, Nancy Faeser, to initiate the return of such individuals to Syria, which was deemed safe for return. With Thursday's repatriation, Austria became the first nation in the EU to deport someone back to Syria. Rights groups, however, say it is too soon to know how the situation in Syria will develop under the Islamist government that has taken power after pushing out Assad. They also fear Austria's move will set a precedent for other countries. Austria's ruling conservative coalition is seeking to use its tough stance on immigration to win back voters who defected to the far-right Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) — which won last September's parliamentary elections. Austria's People's Party — which leads this government — suspended asylum application processing for Syrians within days of Assad's fall while it led the previous government. Syrian nationals have lodged more asylum requests than any other group since 2015, according to Interior Ministry data. During his comments Karner also spoke of his desire to begin deportations to Afghanistan. "There will be, and will have to be, other deportations towards Syria. These are also being prepared," Karner said Thursday. Germany's current Foreign Minister Alexander Dobrindt has said he hopes to follow Austria's lead, while at the same time seeking direct talks with the Taliban in order to facilitate the same in Afghanistan. On Thursday Dobrindt said, "There are contacts with Syria on an agreement to return Syrian criminals. There are no results as yet."
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Austria's far-right party leader criticises EU for its intentions towards Ukraine
Herbert Kickl, the leader of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), has sharply criticised the EU for its policy towards Ukraine. Source: Kickl in a statement on Monday, as reported by European Pravda Details: The FPÖ leader, whose party won the elections last autumn but failed to form a government, said that the EU was endangering the Austrian population. "While the US administration, led by President Trump, is trying to bring both sides to the negotiating table to end the suffering and death in Ukraine, the EU continues to rely on guns blazing and threatening gestures, thus further exacerbating the situation," Kickl said. He claimed that the EU elite is endangering the security of the population "to a degree that cannot be surpassed in terms of recklessness, irrationality and irresponsibility". "To continue in the same way, only much worse: that's what it comes down to," Kickl added. Background: On Tuesday, 4 March, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will send a letter to the EU leaders outlining her vision of a plan to rearm Europe, which aims to strengthen EU defence and support Ukraine. The day before, von der Leyen said that Ukraine needs to be put in a position of strength by providing it with the means of defence that will turn it into a kind of "steel porcupine". Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
