Slovakia extends border controls with Hungary until Dec 23
Slovakia's government on Monday approved keeping temporary controls on its border with Hungary until Dec. 23 as it seeks to prevent a renewed spike in illegal migration, Reuters reports.
The central European country installed the border controls on Oct. 5, following neighbours Poland, the Czech Republic and Austria, which had tightened their own frontiers with Slovakia.
Slovakia saw a more than 500% year-on-year increase in the number of illegal migrants detained between the start of 2023 and Nov. 12, according to a statement accompanying the measure that was approved by the government on Monday.
