# #GerhardKarner in the news

September 29, 2026 at 02:59 PM

> Austria to Close Three Federal Asylum Centers · FPÖ Summons New Witnesses in Pilnacek Inquiry · Austria Reports Rise in Right-Wing Extremist Acts

[Austria to Close Three Federal Asylum Centers](<https://austriareport.com/article/austria-to-close-three-federal-asylum-centers-a2f6ba79>)
*September 29, 2026 at 02:59 PM* - Interior Minister Gerhard Karner announces facility closures and staff reductions to reinvest 250 million euros into national security.

[FPÖ Summons New Witnesses in Pilnacek Inquiry](<https://austriareport.com/article/fpo-summons-new-witnesses-in-pilnacek-inquiry-294f4b6d>)
*September 18, 2026 at 04:22 PM* - The FPÖ calls four additional witnesses, including the Interior Minister's cabinet head, to testify in the Christian Pilnacek investigation.

[Austria Reports Rise in Right-Wing Extremist Acts](<https://austriareport.com/article/austria-reports-rise-in-right-wing-extremist-acts-1b3969af>)
*September 11, 2026 at 03:36 PM* - Interior Ministry data shows right-wing extremist incidents in Austria rose to 862 in the first half of 2026, a ten percent annual increase.

[Austria Deports Convicted Afghan Citizen to Kabul](<https://austriareport.com/article/austria-deports-convicted-afghan-citizen-to-kabul-36d5f0ba>)
*September 1, 2026 at 12:18 PM* - A 26-year-old Afghan man with multiple criminal convictions was deported from Vienna to Kabul following his two-year prison sentence.

[Austria Ends Derad De-radicalization Partnership](<https://austriareport.com/article/austria-ends-derad-de-radicalization-partnership-02a77437>)
*August 28, 2026 at 08:57 AM* - The Austrian Ministry of Justice has terminated its cooperation with Derad following a security review citing links to fundamentalism.