Efekt vnější pozemní hranice Evropské unie na ilegální migraci na území České a Slovenské republiky v letech 2015 – 2020

This thesis deals with the influence of the EU land border on transit illegal migration through two small European states outside the main migration routes. In light of the events of recent years, the issue of illegal migration to Europe is still relevant, perhaps even more than before. The author builds a comparative case study on the theoretical-methodological framework of bordering. This concept is connected with the migration policy of both states, the physical protection of land borders and the development of transit illegal migration in the monitored period. By analysing selected factors of the Czech and Slovak Republics and a subsequent comparison of the results, the author tries to find an answer to the question of whether the absence of an external land border within the Czech land borders has an effect on their protection, transit migration and involvement in the actions of the Frontex agency. The question was answered after evaluating all the assessed experiences. Despite existing differences between the examined countries, the influence of the EU's external land border was not proven.