Schengen in serious trouble: strict control prolonged at Hungarian border again

The Slovenian government decided to prolong strict border control on their borders with Hungary and Croatia in their Thursday meeting. The extension will last much longer than any of the previous ones.

The Slovenian government decided to extend strict border control between Slovenia and Hungary until 22 June 2024, turizmus.com, a Hungarian travel news media outlet, wrote. The same extension will apply to the Slovenian-Croatian border.

The country reestablished strict border control temporarily last October, but it seems that it will last almost a year. The October decision followed the Schengen Codex’s 28th article. According to that, Slovenia could introduce such a measure for only two months. Now, they refer to the codex’s 25th and 27th article enabling it for six months.

Ljubjana said the reason behind the decision is the dangerous Middle East and Ukraine situation and the terrorist attacks committed in different EU member states. Authorities say terror danger is high in Slovenia, and if something menaces one Schengen member, it means all the zone is under threat. They added that illegal migration increases security risks in the region.

About possible extensions, they said authorities constantly monitor the situation and their decision is based on how the region’s security will be in June.

Slovenia will not check all the travellers. They do targeted surveillance aiming to reduce terrorism, extremism and crime.

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