EU countries reinforce border controls amid security concerns

STORY: EU countries reinforce border controls amid security concerns DATELINE: Oct. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:45 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Croatian-Slovenian border 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Croatian): NIKOLAS NEMIC, Passenger 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Croatian): MIROSLAV STJEPIC, Passenger 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Croatian): SAVO DUJANIC, Passenger 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (German): GENSCH UMAR, Passenger STORYLINE: Amid concerns related to extremist violence and illegal migration, several European Union (EU) countries, part of the Schengen area that typically allows free movement, have recently tightened their border controls. On Oct. 19, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic announced temporary reintroduction of border controls with Slovenia, hours after the Slovenian government decided to implement border controls with Croatia and Hungary from Oct.21 till Oct. 30. SOUNDBITE 1 (Croatian): NIKOLAS NEMIC, Passenger "They surely have their reasons to introduce control. I don't want to be involved