At its session on Thursday, the Slovenian government extended the temporary surveillance on the borders with Croatia and Hungary for 20 days, and after the end of that period it plans to extend it until the summer of 2024, according to Hina, the Slovenian media.
Slovenia introduced temporary surveillance on October 21, and at today’s session decided that due to international circumstances, primarily the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, and the consequent worsening of the security situation in Europe, after the current measure expires on December 22, border surveillance will be extended for another six months, until the summer of 2024.
As reported by the media, due to the current world security conditions, on October 18, Slovenia raised the terrorist threat assessment to a medium level, and Interior Minister Boštjan Poklukar warned that due to the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, the level of danger could rise rapidly.
“The control regime remains in force for the time being, and it is up to the police what kind of system they will establish, for now it works selectively,” Poklukar said, adding that controls, apart from the terrorist threat, are also being continued to prevent illegal migration.
The police announced that this year they recorded 52,506 unsatisfied border crossings, the vast majority of which were at the border with Croatia. The increased number of crossings was recorded especially in July, August and September, and in October, after the adoption of the first decree on controls, the situation stabilized.
Since the introduction of surveillance in October, 3,709 illegal border crossings have been recorded, mostly on the border with Croatia.
The government instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to inform the EU member states and the European Commission about the extension of border control.
