Austria introduces DNA tests on relatives to curb family migration

The Interior Ministry registered around 6,900 asylum applications in the first quarter.Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer wants DNA tests carried out on relatives of people with refugee status to curb the inflow of migrants to the country.Nehammer, a conservative, announced on Sunday the increased use of genetic tests to prove family relationships.He told the Austrian news agency APA that checks by document experts and security officials were also to be tightened as part of the family reunificati