Photo: Jaroslav Ožana, ČTK
Czechia, Poland, Austria and Slovakia have announced they are extending the spot border checks introduced on October 4, by another 20 days. The measure, intended to curb the flow of illegal migrants along the Western Balkans route, has proved successful.
The traffic of illegal migrants along the Western Balkans route fluctuates in the course of the year and the countries that serve as transit states to the ultimate destination –Germany – respond in unison according to the gravity of the problem. Last year Czechia introduced spot border checks at the end of September and they lasted until the beginning of February.
This year they were introduced on October 4 –along with other states in the region -for a starting period of 10 days. On Wednesday, Interior Minister Vít Rakušan announced that they would remain in place for the time being.
“The Czech government has decided to maintain spot checks on the country’s border with Slovakia for another 20 days. This is in line with decisions made by the Polish, Austrian and Slovak governments, which have also extended random checks for the same period. They will remain in place until November 2.“
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Author: Daniela Lazarová, Sources:Český rozhlas,ČTK