Czechs, Poles boost border checks with Slovakia to stem migrant flows

The Czech Republic and Poland took coordinated action on Tuesday to introduce checks along their borders with Slovakia to curb illegal migration flows and smuggler activity, the countries said on Tuesday.
The tightened controls will begin on Wednesday and last for 10 days, with the possibility to extend the checks beyondthat.
“This is a measure necessary for the effective fight against groups of smugglers and illegal migration,” Czech Interior Minister Vit Rakusan said on social media platform X.
“Checks will take place at random along the entire length of the border with Slovakia, in such a way to, as little as possible, limit cross-border traffic and not unnecessarily burden traffic or passengers.”
Slovakia has faced a rising number of illegal migrants coming into the country as they head to Germany and western Europe. The migrants, predominantly young men from the Middle East and Afghanistan, have mostly come up via the so-called Balkan route, entering Hungary from Serbia.