Poland extends Slovakia border controls amid migration concern

FILE PHOTO: Border guards patrol during vehicle checks at the Slovak-Polish border in Zwardon, Poland as part of security measures put in place to detect illegal migrants, October 4, 2023. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa/File Photo

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland has extended temporary controls on its border with Slovakia until Nov. 22 in an apparent response to continuing efforts by migrants to enter from Slovak territory.

The number of migrants arriving in Slovakia, mostly from the Middle East and Afghanistan, has risen 11-fold to nearly 40,000 this year, according to Slovak government data published in October.