Sweden reintroduces ID checks for border control

Sweden's government has extended temporary identity document checks at its borders and proposed a law to make transport companies ensure those entering the country by bus, train or ship have valid IDs, according to a release translated from Swedish.

The law, proposed in a legislative council referral, would provide a legal basis and set rules for the government to require valid IDs for entry by said modes of transport for a limited period of time, and only if there is …

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