Sweden far-right party makes gains from migrant crisis

Waves of asylum seekers arriving in Sweden showed no signs of letting up Friday, a day after the country introduced temporary border controls to help stem the influx, authorities said.

“The border controls will be implemented tomorrow at noon and initially apply for 10 days”, he said.

Sweden, a country of 9.8 million people, has taken more refugees as a proportion of its population than any other country in Europe as the continent struggles with its biggest migration crisis since the Second World War.

Border controls would go into effect on Thursday for a 10-day period, and might be extended, according to the official.

The Lund university sociologist, who is an expert on the relationship between police and race said the police had a responsibility to prevent illegals from entering the country, but were prevented from doing it effectively by the orders they had received.

SLOVENIA: Slovenia last month found itself on the so-called Balkan migrant route after Hungary sealed its borders with Croatia and Serbia.

The interior minister Anders Ygeman said the move will “bring order” to Sweden’s system while sending a signal to the EU.

European Union leaders held an extraordinary summit in Malta on Thursday to discuss the refugee crisis and stronger coordination with Turkey, the main transit country for migrants heading to Europe.

Sweden’s decision to turn away asylum seekers has put the entire Schengen system in doubt. “We’re not going to control all who are travelling across the border, but there is going to be a mainly randomized selection”, he said.

Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has defended a decision to impose temporary border controls, in response to a record influx of refugees.

The aim is to tackle the economic and security problems that cause people to flee, and persuade African countries to take back more failed asylum seekers.

Mikael Hvinlund, head of communications at the Swedish Migration Agency said the country could no longer provide for new arrivals.

Until Thursday, the half-hour ride over the Oresund Bridge separating Denmark and Sweden had no checks, under the European union’s border-free Schengen agreement.

Authorities have also expressed concern about the large number of unaccompanied minors arriving in the country – 23,000 have arrived so far this year, a sharp rise from previous years. About 10,000 refugees came into the country last week, while almost 2,000 people entered in just a single day.

More than 810,000 people have crossed the Mediterranean this year, and over 200,000 in October alone.