Ljubljana related
STA, 8 May 2018 - Fresh figures from the Koper and Novo Mesto police departments covering the border areas with Croatia show a significant increase in the number of illegal migrants and asylum seekers, especially this month.
STA, 1 May 2018 - Economic situation in Slovenia has improved but not because of the government, according to Marjan Trobiš, the president of the Employers' Association (Združenje delodajalcev Slovenije, ZDS, the Association of Employers of Slovenia). He believes the country will not be able to sustain the positive business trends without foreign workforce.
STA, 30 April 2018 - Police apprehended a group of seven migrants in the south of the country after they entered Slovenia illegally from Croatia across the Kolpa river. Suspecting that there had been another person in the group who failed to swim over, police called in firefighters to inspect the river and they found a body.
Another Body Found in the River Kolpa
STA, 30 April 2018 - Slovenia was hit by a migration wave two years ago, and while many refugees only passed through the country the number of those seeking asylum has increased significantly compared to the past. NGOs have helped address the situation with integration programmes, but it is clear many challenges remain.
Interior Minister Vesna Györkös Žnidar has noted that the police are ready for a possible new illegal migration wave across Slovenia, although it is not possible to predict when it could happen and how extensive it would be. She thinks that it will not be as extensive as it was two years ago.
Migrants are crossing the river where there is no fence, using boats stolen in Croatia or trying to swim or walk across the river.
Most crossings take place in Bela Krajina, with most arrivals now from Algeria, Pakistan and Morocco.
The migrants paid around 3,500 EUR each to move from Serbia to Italy.
The proposals would have meant that asylum seekers would immediately need to notify the police, and that they could be deported if suspected of committing a crime.
