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Serbia won't build border walls, official reiterates
Serbian National Assembly President Maja Gojkovic said in Slovenia on Wednesday that the migrant crisis "requires a comprehensive solution."
She reiterated that Serbia "will not raise (border) walls."
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.
Slovenia decides to build fence on border with Croatia
Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar has announced the decision to build a fence along his country's border with Croatia.
Its purpose will be "to direct refugees toward the crossing points."
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.
Merkel: Danger of war in Balkans if borders are closed
Merkel: Danger of war in Balkans if borders are closed
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned of "the danger of armed conflicts in the Balkans" in the event Germany closes its border with Austria.
There are already tensions in the Western Balkan countries, said Merkel, and added she "did not want military conflicts to occur there."
Merkel Warns Closing Borders Could Cause 'Military Conflict'
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that a move by her country to close the border with Austria might cause "military confrontation".
Germany will help all people fleeing war and persecution, but considers it just as send back people "who have come for economic reasons and do not need protection," Der Spiegel quotes her as saying.
Refugees Start Entering Croatia from Bosnia
Some refugees from the Middle East have started to enter Croatia from neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina, opening up a potential new route towards Germany and northwest Europe.
Fences can't solve Europe's migrant crisis, says Germany as Austria announces fence plans
Europe's migrant crisis cannot be solved with the construction of fences or walls at borders, Germany has said after Austria announced plans to erect fences on its border with Slovenia to slow the influx.
Balkans to Accommodate 100,000 Refugees
An agreement was reached at the high-level meeting in Brussels on Sunday to temporary accommodate 100,000 refugees in the Balkans as Europe struggles to cope with the ongoing influx.
Southeast Europe to Open Up 100 000 New Migrant Spaces
European leaders agreed at an emergency summit that 100 000 more spaces will be created in refugee reception centers along the so-called "migrant route" in Southeast Europe.
Juncker calls 10 EU leaders – including Greece – to attend mini-refugee summit
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is taking part in the informal European Summit on migration for countries that are affected by the so-called “Balkan corridor” in Brussels.
Balkan countries threaten to close borders if Germany does
Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania said on Oct. 24 they would close their borders if Germany or other countries do the same to stop refugees coming in, warning they would not allow the Balkan region to become a buffer zone for stranded migrants.
Refugee crisis may require "Fortress Europe"
Johanna Mikl-Leitner says that unless the situation with refugees is brought under control it will be necessary to build "Fortress Europe."
The Austrian interior minister was speaking during a tour of the border crossing Spielfeld with Slovenia through which thousands of refugees arrive in Austria every day.
Europe's refugee saga
The European Union has been struggling to cope with the steady influx of people fleeing from turmoil, conflicts and harsh conditions in the Middle East, Africa and Asia for years. But the matters came to a tipping point after mainly Syrian and Afghan refugees pushed their way onto the EU over the summer amid several drowning incidents in the Mediterranean Sea.
Tents in Slovenian Camp Reportedly Set on Fire by Discontent Migrants
Tents at the Brezice transit camp in Slovenia were reportedly set on fire by migrants, who were discontent with the slow process of registration and the poor living conditions.
According to witnesses, the migrants complained of the lack of food, water and blankets and the slow process of moving them to the Austrian border, the BBC reports.