The Austrian Ambassador to Kosovo, Johann Brieger told the Austria-based newspaper “Osterreich” that the surge of asylum-seekers from Kosovo, has to do with poverty and unemployment, but also the political crisis. Brieger said that based on the large number of requests for asylum, it can be said that things in Kosovo are not going well. According to him, there is much to be done in terms of economic development. He said that the main reasons for migration are economic and social. “Although the number of asylum applications in Austria has doubled when compared to the previous year, Austria should reject most of the requests, since Kosovo is now part of the safe countries,” said Brieger.