Slovenia police find 103 migrants on train bound for Italy
The migrants, who were mostly from Afghanistan, India, Burundi and Nepal, will face proceedings for attempting to illegally cross the border after leaving asylum centers in Slovenia.
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Alleged migrant smuggler detained in Slovenia
Slovenian police have detained a Syrian national, alleged to have transported 17 migrants using irregular means. The foreign minister meanwhile announced that Slovenia would start to tear down a razor wire fortification on its border with Croatia.
Slovenia to dismantle border fence with Croatia
Slovenia has announced that it will be taking down its border fence on the Croatian border by the end of the year. The Interior Ministry confirmed the plan to the news agency STA.
Digital borders: EU increases use of technology to monitor migration
The European Union and its border agency Frontex are using increasing amounts of technology to monitor migration at external and internal borders across Europe. Experts say that tracking technology is often being deployed to evade legal responsibilities.
Italy: 'Walk of hope' aims to raise awareness for migrants' plight
Several Italian migrant rights organizations have organized a 'walk of hope' in Italy from the Slovenian to the French border to raise awareness for the many challenges migrants and refugees face.
10-year-old girl dies at Slovenia-Croatia border
The body of a 10-year-old Turkish girl was recovered from the Dragonja River between Slovenia and Croatia on Saturday. She had been swept away while her family had been trying to cross the swollen river.
Bangladeshi migrant found dead near Slovenia-Croatia border
The body of a migrant from Bangladesh has been found in Slovenia near the border with Croatia. Police say it is the first such death in this part of the border region.
Italy sent 1,240 migrants back to Slovenia in 2020
The 2021 Immigration Report by the IDOS research center noted that, between January and mid-November 2020, "Italy sent back 1,240 migrants and asylum seekers to Slovenia" as part of readmission agreements.
Slovenian PM rejects humanitarian corridors, sparks polemics
Slovenian prime minister Janez Jansa has said that not only his own country but also the EU as a whole will not be opening humanitarian corridors for Afghan refugees. His comments sparked polemics among the Italian Democratic Party and left wing in general.
Joint Italy-Slovenia border patrols to resume
Italy and Slovenia have reached an understanding to continue joint patrols at their border, according to the Trieste police commissioner. League politicians praised these plans.
North Macedonia: 82 migrants 'hidden in vehicles' discovered by police
Police and border forces from North Macedonia and Slovenia conducted two operations on Friday in which they found a total of 82 migrants hidden in various vehicles.
Italy-Slovenia joint border patrols to resume
Italian interior minister Luciana Lamorgese and her Slovenian counterpart Aleš Hojs on Friday decided to resume joint police patrols within the next month along the Slovenian-Italian border to curb migration flows to Western Europe along the Balkan route.