Sweden and Austria urge the EU to get tougher on irregular migration

At a meeting to mark 30 years of EU membership, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson focused on migrants.

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00:00Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer welcomed Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Christersen to

00:08Vienna on Thursday, on the occasion of the two countries' 30th year of EU membership.

00:14The two leaders held talks focusing largely on migration.

00:28Under Christersen's conservative government, Sweden has tightened its asylum rules.

00:48Thirty years after joining the bloc, both leaders aim to push for stronger EU border

00:52security and better mechanisms for returning migrants whose asylum applications are denied.

00:58They plan to advocate for these changes at the EU Commission.