MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On November 5, Sweden’s Minister for Migration Morgan Johansson said that the number of asylum seekers was increasing faster than the available accommodation to process their requests.
"The overall assessment when we collect information from the police, the Civil Contingencies Agency and the Migration Agency is that it is warranted to impose temporary border controls," Swedish Interior Minister Anders Ygeman said during a press conference in Stockholm Wednesday, as quoted by The Local news portal.
The country’s border checks will take place on the Oresund bridge separating Sweden and Denmark and in ferry ports in the region. The measure will be imposed at noon local time (11:00 GMT) for a 10-day period and could be extended an additional 20 days, the news portal added.
17 October 2015, 13:53 GMT
According to Ygeman, refugees fleeing violence and poverty in the Middle East and North Africa will have to choose between returning to the country they came from, seeking asylum in Sweden or choosing a different final destination.
According to Swedish Migration Board, the country expects up to 190,000 refugees to arrive in the country by the end of 2015.
