Eastern European countries implement new border controls

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While an important agreement has been reached on European migration reform, the subject has been the subject of tension in Eastern Europe for several days. After Poland, the Czech Republic and Austria, it is Slovakia’s turn to reintroduce border controls.

On the border between Austria And Slovakia, there police activates. Controls are carried out pOrr repel THE migrants and reduce L’illegal immigration. Other countries have taken a similar decision. The Polog and the Czech Republic have established A control has there border Slovak. Eour THE beginning of L’year And THE 1st octobremore than 39,000 migrants tried to cross the borders from Slovakia, sit is eleven times more than during theat the same period L’last year.

Control in place until October 14

According to Katarina Csefalvayovaformer chairwoman of the foreign committee in the Slovak parliament,it’s something which serves some g very wellroupes of politicianspopulists in particular, who say that‘East a danger of L‘outside And that they want to protect the populse de vsth danger. There Slovakia has introduced until 14 october A vscontrol at the border withvs there Hungary louser to prevent of notOrcalves flow of migrants.


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