Brussels, 02/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - Ahead of its likely accession to the Schengen area in 2008, Slovakia has reinforced its border with Ukraine. “We gave our word that we would be ready to join the Schengen area in 2008,” Slovakian Secretary of State Jozef Bucek said at the end of January, according to AFP. The 100-kilometre long Slovakia-Ukraine section of the border is very difficult for police to patrol, given its mountainous and wooded terrain. To counter illegal immigrants and...