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Gogola, Eva
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2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Austria revokes unfair deportation
Following massive protests against the deportation of a family from Kosovo the mother of which is in treatment at a hospital in Vienna, the Austrian Interior Ministry has reversed its decision. The eight-year-old twin daughters and husband will now be allowed to re-enter the country. Austria must make an effort to treat well-integrated asylum-seekers better, writes the daily Der Kurier: "A wave of solidarity with the refugee family swept through the country. This time round the indignation was directed against the laws that allow police officers to drag children out of their sleep and put them in custody pending deportation, and against those who make such laws. ... Now would be a good time to draw a line and make a new beginning without losing face by putting an end to the deportation of well-integrated families whose hopes of attaining right of residency have been buoyed for years on end. And swiftly processing all new asylum procedures."
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Bavaria's smoking ban a model for Austria
Sixty-one percent of voters in the German state of Bavaria approved an absolute smoking ban in bars and restaurants in a referendum on Sunday. The daily Kurier says it's time for a similar move in Austria: "The Bavarians have cast their votes - for a smoking ban in all bars and restaurants. In doing so they've shown that they are braver and more reasonable than the politicians - in Bavaria and above all in Austria. ... The general smoking ban works in so many countries: in rainy Ireland, in chilly Sweden, in sunny Italy. And it will also prove its merit in Bavaria - whose climate is comparable to that of Austria. Moreover it is good for pub and restaurant owners: if you can't smoke anywhere, non-smoking establishments are no longer at a disadvantage. Austria's politicians should dare to take the plunge and pass clear non-smoking legislation - even if that means stepping on a few smokers' toes. And if they're too cowardly to do that, they can always ask the people what they want."
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