The prime minister of Slovenia has announced that he will increase the presence of security forces at the border with Croatia, to implement more controls amidst the influx of migrants on the Balkan route.
A joint border patrol mission between Italy and Slovenia started Monday. The aim is to stem the flow of migrants reaching the north-eastern Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia from the eastern border.
Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has said he is not ruling out the possibility of erecting a border barrier in northeastern Italy.
Italian authorities said the number of migrants who have entered Italy through the Balkan route has doubled in the last six months, compared to the same period in 2018.
Authorities in North Macedonia stopped 50 people who were trying to reach Europe via a new Balkan route at the weekend. 37 others were apprehended in Slovenia.
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Slovenian authorities have apprehended 39 migrants who were trying to cross the border with Croatia illegally, local police have said.
Slovenian authorities over the last few days have stopped dozens of undocumented migrants who were trying to cross the border from Croatia, police said. Most of the foreigners were Afghan citizens.
Four undocumented migrants have been accused of threatening and forcing an elderly Slovenian man to hand over his car, which they locked him in and headed towards Italy. Three of the four have been arrested.
Slovenian authorities are warning that they expect mass arrivals in the country over the next few months. Slovenia has already sent over 1,500 migrants back to Croatia since the start of 2019.
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Slovenian police say they have prevented several attempted border crossings from Slovenia to Italy and from Croatia into Slovenia in recent days.