Illegal migration keeps surging

Slovenian police handled 8,133 cases of migrants crossing into the country illegally in the first quarter of the year, more than four times the figure recorded in the same period last year. However, even as the number of those indicating their plan to apply for asylum rose, the number of those who actually applied dropped year-on-year.

A total of 7,628 migrants stated their intention to apply for international protection, which compares to 1,828 in the first quarter of last year, data from the Interior Ministry shows.

About 20% of those intended applicants were citizens of...