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Czech government to start checks on Slovak border due to migration rise

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The leader of Civic Democratic Party and Together (SPOLU), the coalition candidate for Prime Minister Petr Fiala, and the leader of the Mayors and Independents Party Vit Rakusan, attend the final radio debate before the country’s parliamentary elections in Prague, Czech Republic on 8 October, 2021.

The Czech government will temporarily restore controls at the Slovakian border on Thursday in response to an increase in illegal migration, officials from the Czech government said Monday.

According to Interior Minister Vit Rakusan in this year's news conference, illegal migration, mostly from Syria, rose by 1,200%.

"This year's events are unprecedented. Rakusan stated that 11,000 illegal migrants have been detained by police since the beginning of 2022.

"This is transit migration. The vast majority of them were aiming for Germany. He added that this also caused nervousness at the German border."

Rakusan stated that the initial checks would last 10 days.

More than 400,000 Ukrainians fleding war have been granted refugee status by the Central European EU countries. The border-free Schengen area has also granted refugee status.

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Rakusan stated that Czech neighbors were informed about the decision.

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