New law beefs up border policing

Ljubljana, 25 January - The National Assembly passed in a 67:4 vote on Wednesday changes to the state border control act, the latest in a series of laws introducing new security measures and expanded police powers in the aftermath of the migration crisis.

Veliki Obrež Soldiers putting up razor wire fence on the border with Croatia Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

Veliki Obrež
Soldiers putting up razor wire fence on the border with Croatia
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

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