(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, JUL 31 - Austria is prepared to temporarily close the Schengen Area borders should developments in Spain result in increased migratory pressure on its territory. Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker wrote this on X, describing what is happening in Spain as "a clear warning sign." The head of the Vienna government explained that he is monitoring the situation "very closely" and is in close contact with European Commissioner for Home Affairs Magnus Brunner, Minister for European Affairs Claudia Bauer, and Interior Minister Gerhard Karner. "Situations like these have no place in the European Union," the chancellor wrote, arguing that it is "essential" for Spain to "fulfill its European responsibilities" by preventing "irregular migrants from reaching the European continent." "The decision by Spain's Social Democratic government to grant residence permits to thousands of undocumented migrants has proven to be yet another incentive for irregular migration," Stocker wrote. Finally, Vienna reaffirmed its support for the European Pact on Asylum and Migration, calling for its swift implementation "so that such situations do not recur in the future." "Should the situation in Spain develop in such a way as to put pressure on our national borders, we will do everything possible to protect them, including, if necessary, the temporary closure of the Schengen borders," the chancellor concludef. (ANSA).