Polityka imigracyjna kanclerz Angeli Merkel z perspektywy austriackiej

The article presents the basic premises of the immigration policy of Germany and Austria after the Second World War, considering the evolution it has undergone in the second half of the 20th century. The issues are presented as a context of later developments connected with the immigration crisis in Europe. Emphasis is placed on the reaction of the government in Vienna to the crucial decisions taken by Angela Merkel. Germany and Austria have for many decades based their activity in the domain of immigration policy on the same premises. In recent years, however, growing differences can be observed in this respect, as diverse visions of resolving the current immigration crisis have been proposed. The Austrian government has become more critical of the measures put forward by Angela Merkel. The article attempts to answer the question about the reasons of this state of matters. Does the criticism concern only proposals pushed by the German Chancellor at the EU forum or other issues as well? The conducted analysis will help verify the thesis that Austria’s negative attitude to Angela Merkel’s immigration policy in recent years follows from differences in the adopted legal solutions.