Roundup: EU countries reinforce border controls amid security concerns


  • World
  • Friday, 20 Oct 2023

BRUSSELS, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Amid concerns related to extremist violence and illegal migration, several European Union (EU) countries, part of the Schengen area that typically allows free movement, have recently heightened their border controls.

On Thursday, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic announced temporary reintroduction of border controls with Slovenia, hours after the Slovenian government decided to implement border controls with Croatia and Hungary from Saturday till Oct. 30.

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