Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz spoke out today against giving migrants the chance to seek asylum in the EU from proposed "disembarkation platforms" outside the continent.
European leaders hammered out a deal in Brussels on Friday to consider setting up the centres outside the bloc, most likely in North Africa, in a bid to discourage migrants and refugees boarding EU-bound smuggler boats.
However, Kurz told O1 radio: "I'm among those who say that if we allow asylum applications (from the disembarkation platforms), this will create an incredible pull factor."