According to Slovenia's Interior
Ministry, Italy did not send a formal notice informing Slovenia
of its border check extension, as reported by Slovenian news
agency STA Monday evening. STA recalled that Italian Foreign
Minister Antonio Tajani said on Saturday that Italy had
requested a temporary suspension of the Schengen agreement with
Slovenia due to terrorism risk, according to ANSA reports.
However, Slovenian ministry told the STA that it had not
received a formal notice informing Slovenia of the extension of
border checks along the Slovenian-Italian border. The current
border checks will remain in place until June 18, assuming they
are not extended. Italy resumed border checks in October of last
year in response to the changing situation in Europe and the
Middle East, as well as the increased threat of terrorism.
Slovenia did the same along its borders with Croatia and
Hungary.
In response to the latest development, the SDS deputy group
stated, "We think Italy's latest move shows a lack of trust in
Slovenia's policy and effectiveness regarding illegal migration
prevention, so we propose an emergency session to be convened to
discuss the issue in more detail," according to STA.
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