Commissariat for Refugees: Influx of migrants lower

SID - The number of migrants in Serbia has been steady for about ten days now - there are about 3,000 of them - and the accommodation capacities in temporary reception centres are nowhere near being full, Ivan Miskovic of the Serbian Commissariat for Refugees and Migration said Thursday.

"The fact is that fewer people are leaving Serbia and that borders are now closed, but, due to measures introduced by Serbia - joint military and police patrols - the Serbian border is much 'tighter' now, so the number of migrants entering Serbia is also significantly lower," Miskovic told reporters in Sid, northwestern Serbia.

There are slightly over 300 people in permanent centres operated by the Commissariat, he said, noting that the permanent capacity was around 2,000.

The 14 temporary reception centres are accommodating slightly over 1,500 people, he added.