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Slovenia Receiving Migrants from Croatia after Hungary Closes Border
Migrants are already entering Slovenia from Croatia after Budapest moved to close the Hungary-Croatia border, authorities in Zagreb say.
Slovenia earlier announced it would ensure that up to 8000 people are accommodated before being allowed to go on with their journey to Austria and Germany, but also cancelled two-way rail traffic with Croatia, according to Reuters reports.
Croatia President to Meet Orban to Defuse Crisis
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic will meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban next week to discuss the ongoing refugee crisis that has troubled the relations between two countries.
Grabar Kitarovic will pay an official visit to Budapest to ease tensions and improve traditionally good bilateral relations with Hungary.
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More Than 88 500 Migrants Enter Croatia in Two Weeks
Croatia's Interior Ministry has said more than 88 500 migrants have entered the country in two weeks, as of 09:00 local time on Wednesday.
On Tuesday alone, the number of people who entered the country was 4200.
Croatia, Serbia trade barbs as Hungary builds new migrant barrier
Croatia and Serbia traded ugly barbs Sept. 24 and slammed tit-for-tat border restrictions on each other as Hungary started building yet another razor-wire barrier to keep refugees out, this time from neighbouring Slovenia.
"Serbian PM secretly meeting with Croatian opposition"
Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic on Friday accused his Serbian counterpart of holding "secret talks with Budapest and with Karamarko in Zagreb."
Tomislav Karamarko is the leader of the opposition Croatian HDZ party.
Croatian PM told to "leave Hungarians and Serbs alone"
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto says the governments of Serbia and Hungary never had an agreement about the direction of movement of refugees.
OSCE Calls for Respecting Migrants' Dignity
The states of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have to ensure the protection of the human rights of migrants in addressing the current crisis in Europe, speakers said at the opening of an OSCE conference on Monday.
The two-week conference in Poland's capital of Warsaw will focus on democracy and human rights.
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Stinging Hungarian criticism over Athens’ handling of migrant crisis hits ‘raw nerve’
Stinging comments by Hungarian officials this week lambasting official Greece for failing to properly guard its borders, and by extension the EU’s external borders, apparently hit a “raw nerve” at the Greek foreign ministry.
Croatian Army Helps Border Police as Migrants Keep Arriving
As many as 6200 migrants have crossed into Croatia from Serbia since Wednesday, the country's Interior Ministry has said.
According to Croatia's public broadcaster HRT, Defense Minister Ante Kotromanovi? has issued a decision that the military should provide assistance in coping with the influx.
Thousands of Migrants Entered Croatia from Serbia in 24 Hours
Some 4000 migrants have crossed into Croatia over the past 24 hours, the country's public broadcaster HRT has said.
Government data cited in the report suggests that, as of Thursday morning, more than 5650 people have found their way into Croatia since Hungary moved to close its border with Serbia. Another 4000 are expected in the next few days.