by R.T., STA
Interior Minister Aleš Hojs presented two ideas to better protect Slovenia’s southern border, with Croatia, against illegal migration after a plan to activate soldiers by giving them police powers has recently been rejected in parliament for the second time this year.
One option is to change the border surveillance act to allow public servants such as Financial Administration staff and various inspectors to be deployed on the border, he said.
Intensive talks are moreover under way with Italy and Hungary to help with police patrols if the illegal migration numbers remain at the levels of the past two years.