"Although our goal is to restore
full operation of the Schengen system, the temporary
reinstatement of border controls has had a deterrent effect on
irregular entries. In Italy, approximately 4,900 irregular
migrants have been tracked at the border with Slovenia since
October 21 (a 50% decrease from the same period the previous
year). Of the more than 1,600 people reported following the
controls, 262 were arrested, with 135 of them charged with
aiding illegal immigration. Matteo Piantedosi, Minister of the
Interior, stated this during his fifth trilateral meeting in
Zaprešić, Croatia, with Croatian counterpart Davor Bozinović and
Slovenian Boštjan Poklukar.
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