Austria will build a fence along its border with fellow EU member Slovenia to slow down the migrant flow, Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said Wednesday, according to AFP.
Both countries are part of the passport-free Schengen zone and have been key transit countries for tens of thousands of refugees and migrants desperately seeking to reach northern Europe via the Balkans.
"This is about ensuring an orderly, controlled entry into our country, not about shutting down the border," she told public broadcaster Oe1.