Slovenian Interior Ministry

Vienna – Interior Minister Aleš Hojs took part in a ministerial conference on migrations in Vienna on Tuesday, stressing that “effective management of migration flows requires a unified approach and enhanced cooperation with regional partners”.

Ljubljana – The government has endorsed technical agreements with Poland, Hungary, Romania, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on joint patrols and other forms of joint action to manage illegal migration on Slovenia’s border with Croatia.

Ljubljana – Slovenia’s EU presidency will try to achieve progress in negotiations on legislation under the framework of the asylum and migrations pact. Strengthening the Schengen zone and security are also high on the list of priorities.

Slovenian Interior Ministry data shows there are 335 Slovenian citizens in Venezuela, whereas the total number of people of Slovenian descent is estimated at 1,000.

Slovenian citizenship is not a condition for repatriation, which entails a special status and rights for 15 months, but Slovenian origin is.

Slovenia needs to speed up asylum procedures and not apply the new law that allows it to close its borders for most illegal migrants. This was stated by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Niels Muehnikes, quoted by Reuters.

Slovenia's decision to erect metal panels and other barriers on its border with Croatia, to tackle a potential surge in refugees, will increase people-smuggling and could lead to violence, Croatian experts have said.

More than 13,000 refugees and immigrants are stuck in Idomeni, while Greece-FYROM buffer zone remains closed and no one knows when and under what conditions FYROM authorities will allow refugees to cross the border.

After it was reported late on Monday that Serbia was informed Slovenia and Austria would be closing their borders, Slovenian officials denied this.

Slovenian Interior Ministry official Bostjan Stefic has been quoted as saying by the 24.ur website that it was "out of the question to close the border," and that his country was "cooperating with its neighbors."