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Croatia to Start Redirecting Migrants to Slovenia, Hungary, PM Says
Croatia is not closing its borders, but has reached its capacity and will redirect people to Slovenia and Hungary, Prime Minister Zoran Milanovi? has said.
Slovenia has meanwhile effectively closed its border with Croatia and is refusing to accept migrants.
Croatia Border Closure Alarms Balkan Neighbours
After more than 13,300 refugees from Syria and Iraq entered Croatia from Serbia on Wednesday and Thursday, Croatia temporarily closed the border with Serbia on Thursday night. The biggest border passing, Batrovci, is still open for traffic.
Hungary's fence-building effort turns to border with Croatia
Hungary last night began building a fence on its border with Croatia "to stem a flow of migrants," Prime Minister Viktor Orban said, according to Reuters.
He told public radio on Friday that "hundreds of soldiers and police have been deployed on the frontier."
EU members that don't help with refugees won't get money: Germany
Countries that do not share European values of human empathy and solidarity cannot count on receiving money from the bloc, German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel warned in an interview with the newspaper Bild.
Refugees continue to cross Serbia-Croatia border illegally
Although Croatia closed all but one of its border crossings with Serbia, refugees continue to arrive in that country, entering via illegal routes.
Migrants inundate new EU crisis hotspot Croatia
Croatia closed most of its border with Serbia on Sept.17 as it became the latest hotspot in Europe's migrant crisis, with thousands of new arrivals overwhelming local authorities ahead of an emergency summit next week.
Croatia Closes 7 of 8 Border Crossing Points with Serbia
Croatia has closed seven of its eight border crossing points at the Serbian border.
The largest border crossing point, Bajakovo-Batrovci, is still open.
The temporary closure of the border crossing points is aimed at reducing the influx of refugees arriving in the country from Serbian territory, according to reports of the Bulgarian National Radio.
Refugees hold peaceful protest, shout "thank you, Serbia"
Refugees hold peaceful protest, shout "thank you, Serbia"
Refugees from the Middle East were on Thursday holding a peaceful protest at the Horgos 2 crossing on the border between Serbia and Hungary.
They were located some 20 meters from the barbed wire spread by Hungarian police after refugees yesterday broke through the fence at the crossing and clashed with police.
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.
Migrants flood into Croatia after Hungary clashes
Thousands of migrants poured into Croatia on Sept.17, quickly overwhelming authorities, who warned the country had limited capacity to cope with an expected influx of 20,000 over the next two weeks.
In Pictures: Refugee Wave Reaches Serbian Border with Croatia
BIRN joined some of the refugees who started crossing the Serbia - Croatia border after Hungary closed its doors.
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.
Hungary Uses Tear Gas to Disperse Migrants at Border with Serbia
Clashes broke out between Hungarian riot police and migrants trying to break through the country's closed border with Serbia on Wednesday.
Hundreds of people gathered at the closed border crossing near Horgos in Serbia and pelted Hungarian police on the other side of the border in Roszke with plastic water bottles and stones.
Migrants Keep Streaming into Croatia from Serbia
Croatian police said on Wednesday that migrants have continued arriving from Serbia into the eastern border town of Tovarnik after Hungary closed its border with Serbia to halt a rising tide of migrants.
The move by the Hungarian government prompted non-EU Serbia to redirect buses carrying hundreds of migrants and refugees to the border with another EU member state - Croatia.
Hungarian police fire tear gas at migrants at Serbia border
Riot police fired water cannons and tear gas at migrants demanding to be let through Hungary's newly shut EU frontier on Sept. 16, while refugees at other Balkan borders clambered through cornfields in search of new routes.