Poland, Czechs extend border controls with Slovakia to stem illegal migration

A truck passes border plaques at the Czech-Slovak border in Stary Hrozenkov, where illegal migrant detection measures will be introduced from midnight, as part of security measures put in place after Poland introduced similar ones, Czech Republic, October 3, 2023. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa

WARSAW/PRAGUE (Reuters) - Poland and the Czech Republic have extended temporary controls on their borders with Slovakia until Dec. 3 and Jan. 3 respectively, in response to continuing efforts by migrants to enter from Slovak territory.

Slovakia is a transit country for migrants mostly from the Middle East and Afghanistan who are seeking to reach western Europe, especially Germany, after crossing into the European Union via Hungary from Serbia, which is not in the EU.