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Hungary Ready to Build Fence on Border with Romania if Needed
Hungary is ready to erect another barrier on its borders to deter a flow of migrants, this time on the border with Romania, a senior official has said.
"We are ready and capable of setting up yet another border fence within a short period of time," Janos Lazar, chief of staff to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, said at a news conference on Thursday, according to portfolio.hu
Croatia Demands Action on EU Refugee Plan
Croatian Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic on Thursday said Croatia was demanding am EU meeting in order to implement the European Commission plan on refugees.
State of play: European Commission measures to address the refugee crisis
The European Agenda on Migration adopted by the Commission in May 2015 set out the need for a comprehensive approach to migration management.
VISIT TO SREBRENICA Prime minister Vucic paid respects in memorial center Potocari
VISIT TO SREBRENICA Prime minister Vucic paid respects in memorial center Potocari
Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday laid flowers and paid respects to the Srebrenica victims at the memorial center Potocari in Srebrenica.
Slovenia Starts Building Fence on Croatia Border
The Slovenian military started to set up a barbed wire fence on the border with Croatia on Wednesday, media reports confirmed. The Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar announced the move on Tuesday.
The fence is being built to stop Middle-Eastern refugees from illegally entering the country using informal border crossings and divert the refugees to regular border crossings.
Frontex Reports 1.2 Million Illegal Border Crossings into EU in January-October
Frontex has reported a total of 1.2 million illegal border crossings at the EU's external borders in the first ten months of this year, which is four times the 282 000 recorded for the whole of 2014.
More than 540 000 migrants have arrived on the Greek islands between January and October, which was 13 times more than in the same period last year.
Croatia Independent Alliance Sets Coalition Terms
After winning 19 seats in the parliamentary elections and becoming the country's new political powerbroker, MOST said that if either of Croatia's main blocs wants its support to form a government, it must first agree to adopt a list of reforms.
EU Mulls Migrant 'Processing Centres' in Balkans
Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn has asked EU interior ministers to consider ways to set up facilities in western Balkans states to screen some of the tens of thousands of asylum seekers who enter Greece and head north, mostly to Germany, Reuters reported.
Croatia's Conservatives Fall Short of Outright Majority in Parliament after Sunday's Vote
Opposition conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) has won most votes in Sunday's general election but remained short of outright majority in the 151-seat parliament, HINA reported.
With 99.79% of ballots counted, the HDZ-led Patriotic Coalition has won 59 seats.
Conservative opposition party wins elections in Croatia government
The conservative opposition party in Croatia has narrowly won the country's first election since joining the European Union (EU) in 2013, as the country grapples with economic hardships and an influx of migrants.
Independent Alliance Becomes Kingmaker After Croatia Polls
After 99.8 per cent of votes from the Croatian parliamentary elections were counted on Monday morning, the opposition centre-right coalition led by the Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, had a slight lead over the governing centre-left coalition led by Social Democratic Party, SDP.
HDZ wins most seats, cannot form government alone
The Croatian Election Commission has announced that a pre-election coalition led by the opposition HDZ party had won 59 seats in the country's parliament.
According to this, the ruling SDP party and their coalition won 56, while the regional party Most has 19 seats. The SDSS party, representing Serbs in Croatia, has won three seats, as has the IDS-PGS-RI coalition.
Conservative Opposition Declares Victory in Croatia's General Elections
The opposition conservative party, Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), claimed victory in the parliamentary elections, which were held in the country on Sunday.
However HDZ will face challenges in forming a government as partial results show that the party is set to win about 60 seats, while the ruling alliance led by the Social Democrats is expected to have 50 MPs.
Croatia's Ruling Left-Wing Coalition Tied with Conservative Opposition in General Election - Exit Poll
Croatia's ruling center-left coalition led by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has come neck-and-neck with analliance led by conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) after polls closed in Sunday's parliamentary elections, Hina news agency reported.
Rightist Coalition Ahead in Croatia Election
According to ballots cast and counted at 31 per cent of polling stations in the country, the opposition centre-right coalition led by the Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, is ahead of the governing centre-left coalition the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in Sunday's general election.