The interior ministry said Wednesday
that controls at Italy's border with Slovenia will continue for
another six months.
In October Italy suspended the Schengen agreement and
reintroduced controls at the Slovenian border in response to the
"intensification of crisis hotbeds on Europe's borders,
particularly after the attack on Israel" by Hamas.
The ministry said that late on Tuesday Interior Minister Matteo
Piantedosi had a telephone conversation with his Slovenian
counterpart Bostjan Poklukar about the extension of the border
checks.
It said the move was related in part to the heightened level of
vigilance required in connection with Italy's duty presidency of
the G7.
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