Macedonia, Serbia Expect New Refugee Wave

A new wave of refugees is expected to reach the refugee reception centre in Presevo in southern Serbia, the Red Cross in Presevo said on Tuesday.

"At the moment, we have about 500 refugees but we have an information that during the day about 2,000 more will arrive," Ahmet Halimi, Secretary of the Red Cross in Presevo, said on Tuesday.

He added that the centre is ready to welcome them and they have enough food and water for three to four days.

According to the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, about 7,000 refugees entered Serbia from Macedonia in the last three days.

Fahmi Mustafa, Mayor of Presevo, said around 60,000 people had received help in food and hygiene products in Presevo so far.

Almost all the migrants arriving from the border with Macedonia leave for Belgrade in order to continue their journey towards Hungary and other EU countries.

It is expected that on Tuesday night about 1,000 refugees will cross the Serbian border with Hungary, looking to continue their way to wealthier EU countries.

They are due to arrive on buses from the capital Belgrade in Subotica in the north, where most will quickly move on in buses to Kanjiza, a town close to the border with Hungary.

The Hungarian government on Tuesday meanwhile submitted a draft law on "sealing" the border of with Serbia after the installation of a fence along the border in July.

"The criminal law will be tightened in the work of legislation against human trafficking, while the procedures towards migrants will be faster and more efficient," Robert Repasi, Hungarian State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, said.

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