STOCKHOLM (Sputnik) – Sweden’s authorities plan to strengthen the control over the country’s southern border and increase the number of staff to 250 people, local media reported.
Radio Sweden specified that a total of 100 new border control service employees would start working in the country’s southernmost Skane County.
A total of 250 people, including 74 policemen, will be engaged in border control, the radio added.
Swedish radio also noted, citing local police, that the strengthening of security measures would not negatively impact transportation connections.
Despite it being part of the passport-free Schengen zone, Sweden, along with Germany, Norway, Denmark, and Austria, currently has border controls in place. In June, Sweden and Denmark extended border control until November.
