(National-UAE) Austria plans to widen the role of an Islamist extremism watchdog known for exposing the Muslim Brotherhood’s activities in Europe, as part of a deal to form a new government.
The three-party coalition is vowing to step up Austria’s anti-extremism efforts and take up a fight against “parallel societies” after a spate of ISIS-linked attack plots. It is also planning to overhaul immigration policy with benefits cuts for refugees who fail to integrate.
Chancellor-in-waiting Christian Stocker will lead the government of conservatives, social democrats and liberals who came together to shut the far right out of power. The populist Freedom Party won Austria’s election last September but failed to reach a deal to enter the chancellery.
