Poland will introduce checks on vehicles crossing the border from Slovakia, the prime minister said on Monday, in measures to stem the flow of immigrants.
The ruling nationalist Law and Justice party has made migration a central issue in its campaign to win a third term in office in an Oct. 15 election, and it has included questions on the topic in a referendum which will run alongside the vote.with a surge in illegal migrants. The number of illegal migrants detained in Slovakia has increased nine-fold from a year ago to more than 27,000 so far this year, according to the country's interior ministry.
A spokesperson for the Slovak foreign ministry did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. "We do not want to surprise them with this decision, but we do not make this decision dependent on the consent of another country," Muller said., who on Saturday called on the Polish government to clarify allegations about a cash-for-visas scheme for migrants that has roiled Polish politics."You'd be better informing yourself about the actual situation and not interfering in Polish affairs," he said, adressing Scholz.
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