End of Schengen? Another neighbouring country introduced border control from this midnight

The border control on the Slovenian-Hungarian border entered into effect this midnight and will last for at least ten days. That is what the Hungarian News Agency (MTI) wrote based on the information from the local press.

According to the MTI, Ljubljana decided to reestablish border control despite Hungary and Slovenia being members of the Schengen Zone because of the Israeli-Palestinian war. They said their law enforcement authorities found evidence that organised crime is rising in the Western Balkans. Furthermore, different terrorist and extreme movements are leaving the conflict zones to evade the consequences of their actions. They head towards Europe to harm safety and stability there.

As a result, Slovenia created 14 checkpoints on the Hungarian-Slovenian and Croatian-Slovenian border. Two will operate between Hungary and Slovenia. EU citizens are allowed to use all border crossings, but third-country nationals can enter Slovenia only at those 14 checkpoints.

We wrote HERE that Hungary’s MOL may acquire the Slovenian oil company OMV Slovenija. Meanwhile, in THIS article, you may check out details and photos of a new Hungarian children’s centre in Slovenia.

Slovakia introduced border control on the Hungarian-Slovakian border due to illegal migration on 5 October. At first, the end date was 14 October, but they prolonged it until 2 November.