BREAKING: Slovenia introduces border controls at Hungarian border

Due to the terrorist threats in major European cities, Slovenia has also decided to suspend the Schengen agreement and introduce border controls at the Hungarian and Croatian borders.

Border controls in Slovenia

Slovenian Interior Minister Bostjan Poklukar confirmed to N1 television that Slovenia will suspend the Schengen agreement. As a result, border controls will be introduced at the Hungarian and Croatian borders.

The Hungarian and Croatian interior ministers were informed of the announcement. The Slovenian government may approve the measure on Thursday, which will later be sent to the European Commission.

Like Italy, the measure is justified by the growing terrorist threat in Europe. “We see what happened in France and Belgium. Slovenia is no exception,” Poklukar warned. The start date for border controls is still in question, and talks are still ongoing with the EU Commission.

The Slovenian minister said that they are trying to guarantee Slovenia’s security and want to have the least problems for border crossers.

Terror threat in Europe

Recently, two people were killed and one injured in Brussels before a football match. The incident has raised the terror alert to its highest level since 2016. A teacher was stabbed to death in France over the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Shortly afterwards, bomb threats were made at the Louvre and Versailles.

The Counter-Terrorism Coordination Committee has also met in Hungary. In the Committee’s view, the information on terrorism and terrorist acts in the framework of operational and partner cooperation between law enforcement agencies does not justify a change of the medium terror level in Hungary, which has been in place since March 2016.

Slovakia has also introduced border controls due to illegal immigrants. The Hungarian-Slovak border is currently closed until 3 November, index.hu reports.

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3 Comments

Norbert says:

19/10/2023 at 20:02

Apparently, Slovakia and Slovenia did not get our Politicians’ memo on how great and effective Hungary’s border wall is?
.../\... says:

20/10/2023 at 02:17

One could wish the EU would pay Hungary back the 50% its asking for building the border fences. Maybe then Hungary could spend and improve on other locations as well.
ilona says:

22/10/2023 at 16:39

All one has to do is look at photos of various parts of the US on U.T. or tv news to see how despicable migrants, illegally crossing & entering the country have turned business areas and nice neighbourhood parks etc into toilets. Same in the UK. Here in Canada, those are not following the rules of having to register & ask for asylum at the 1st country that they snuck into. And we already have way too many people getting handouts who just refuse to work, and instead of spending their $ on rent they waste it on drugs, booze, smokes, pets…while also ruining parks & neighborhoods. No one ever comes to my forested land where I could both house them and give them daily work in return. NO, they stay in the cities where handouts of all kinds are given, which undermine all small businesses. We find EMPLOYMENT OFFERED signs & STAFF NEEDED on many business doors of every type. But somehow there are men (mostly men) who have learned that there is an edgenda of wealthy persons who want to ruin society as it stands and the easiest way is to undermine the rules that protect average citizens and their safety. And in they flock to do just that. So don’t just build a wall, strengthen your laws. Immigrants are welcome everywhere because they will become the society that they decide to join. But those who sneak into countries, those who tear down what others have built, they need to be dealt with very harshley.