Slovenia, which borders Croatia, has reinstated border controls after criticizing Schengen’s passport- and border-free policies.
According to the Schengen regulations, the Slovenian Ministry of the Interior is now putting together a notification for the European Commission (EC), as reported in Poslovni Dnevnik.
Botjan Poklukar, Slovenia’s Minister of the Interior, told N1, “This is a proposal for a temporary measure due to the increased terrorist threat level assessment across many EU countries,” adding that he will work to make life as easy as possible for those who must cross the Slovenian-Croatian border and other borders into Slovenia every day.
Botjan Perne, a security expert from Slovenia, thinks that Slovenians won’t mind if border checks are reinstated because they are delighted to travel to and spend time in different parts of Croatia on the weekends.
According to N1 Slovenia “The Schengen area was one of the main ideas of European unity and was established so that we could cross borders freely without knowing that we’re crossing from one country into another. It was done to give us the feeling that we’re all one. But it’s not like that anymore. Schengen has failed as an idea. Maybe we won’t feel like we’re crossing national borders like we used to, but this isn’t going to be a free border crossing anymore. That’s over with,” said Boštjan Perne for N1.
The Slovenian and Croatian borders will soon be patrolled by border police, according to a recent announcement from the Croatian Ministry of the Interior (MUP). They very briefly said from MUP, “We’re monitoring the development of the situation and, depending on what unfolds, we’ll adjust the police system.”
I think this news is written well because it tells the news from both perspectives. It explains how Slovenia is acting and how they feel as of why they have to have stricter border controls. Then it also explains how Croatia is responding to this situation. I like how the article also used effective quotes from important people that add strength to the story. Slovenia adds quotes from N1 Slovenia one of the most important news outlets in the country. And Croatia uses quotes from the Croatian Ministry of the interior. I like how the article is organized with the information being explained and then introducing quotes.
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