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Serbia to wait for deal with Croatia until Sept. 24
Aleksandar Vucic says Serbia will start implementing a package of measures at midnight tomorrow if there is no agreement with Croatia to open border crossings.
Croatia allows trucks with perishable goods across border
Only trucks transporting "all kinds of perishable goods" will be allowed to cross into Croatia from Serbia via the Batrovci border crossings, B92 has learned.
The Croatia media are carrying the same information this afternoon.
Belgrade sets deadline for EU "to react" to Croatia's move
Belgrade sets deadline for EU "to react" to Croatia's move
Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday morning Serbia will react to Croatia's shutting down of the border for Serbian trucks "unless the EU reacts by 14:00 (CET)."
Croatia ends blockade of cargo traffic on border with Serbia
Croatia ends blockade of cargo traffic on border with Serbia
Trucks were once again moving across the Batrovci border crossings between Serbia and Croatia on Tuesday afternoon.
Counterfeiters Nabbed in Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia
Bosnia's State Investigative and Protection Agency, SIPA, arrested three persons after raids in six locations in the north of Bosnia, searching for the people behind the illegal production of various documents.
The alleged counterfeiters are also being arrested in Croatia as part of a months-long investigation in the two countries focusing on activities committed from 2013 to 2015.
Serbia Denies Funnelling Refugees Into Croatia
Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic on Tuesday dismissed Croatian claims that Serbia was deliberately redirecting refugees towards Croatia instead of Hungary, which closed its borders to refugees last week.
Serbia cannot alter the routes used by refugees and limit their freedom of movement in the country, he said.
Croatian blockade "causes damage worth millions"
Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) head Marko Cadez has urged Croatia to act responsibly and open the Batrovci-Bajakovo border crossing to freight traffic
Closing border crossings to freight traffic is not the way for Croatia to deal with the migrant crisis, Cadez told the RTS.
Croatian interior minister: Greece must stop forwarding Mideast migrants on to Europe
After Hungary, Croatia appears ready to close its border to war refugees, mostly desperate Syrian and Iraqis, but also to huge groups of third country nationals from as far as away as Bangladesh exploiting the refugee crisis to illegally enter Europe until they reach their desired destination.
Some 29,000 Migrants Have Entered Croatia Since Sept. 16
About 29,000 migrants have entered Croatia since September 16 when Hungary sealed off its border with Serbia, thus redirecting migrant flow to Croatia, Hina reported, citing figures available as of Monday morning.
Merkel tells Europe: Germany can't cope with migrants alone
Europe must share responsibility for coping with mass migration, Germany's chancellor said on Sept.20, cautioning that her country could not shelter those who moved solely for economic reasons.
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.
Croatia shuts down remaining border crossing for trucks
Starting from midnight last night the only crossing on the border between Croatia and Serbia, Batrovci-Bajakovo, has been closed for freight traffic.
Croatian authorities have stopped the entrance to that country. A 10-kilometer long line of trucks has formed on the Serbian side.
Serbia Says Border Closures Are Hitting Economy
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said the closure of international borders due to the refugee crisis was damaging Serbia's economy.
On Saturday, after Hungary and Croatia closed a number of border crossings with Serbia to stop the refugees, Vucic said Serbia would weigh the economic impact during the next seven days.
EU: Mild criticism of Croatia, Hungary over migrants
Mild criticism of Croatia and Hungary was voiced in EU's seat on Friday over the closing of border crossings and prevention of migrants from asking for asylum.
Refugee crisis: Croatia "moves to Plan B"
The refugee crisis is not threatening the security of Croatia, "but it creates a problem," Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic has said.
Croatia "has a heart, but must remind its neighbors and the EU that it also has a brain," he told an extraordinary news conference on Friday.