Slovenia and Croatia ban transit of refugees to other European countries
Source: Agence France-Presse
Slovenia and neighbouring Croatia will from Wednesday refuse allow the transit of most refugees through their territory in a bid to seal off the Balkan route used by hundreds of thousands of people seeking a new life in Europe.
The move could set off a domino effect among Balkan states, with Serbia indicating it would follow Ljubljanas lead and Macedonia apparently set to do the same.
The attempt to shut down the main route used by refugees fleeing war and persecution outside Europes borders comes barely a day after the EU and Turkey agreed on a proposal aimed at easing the crisis.
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Slovenias interior ministry said late on Tuesday that from midnight (2300 GMT), access would only be granted to foreigners meeting the requirements to enter the country, those wishing to claim asylum, and refugees selected on a case by case basis on humanitarian grounds and in accordance with the rules of the Schengen zone.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/09/slovenia-and-croatia-ban-the-transit-of-refugees
Agence France-Presse
Wednesday 9 March 2016 04.18 GMT
Nihil
(13,508 posts)> The move could set off a domino effect among Balkan states
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TexasMommaWithAHat
(3,212 posts)It seems that members of the EU are in talks to stop the refugees and economic migrants and, instead, are making plans to start taking many refugees more out of the camps. Economic migrants will be stopped as well as war refugees who are risking their lives making these perilous journeys. People who try to push their way into Europe will be sent back to the camps and put at the end of the que.
This seems the most humane approach and will likely appeal to more Europeans as more families and fewer single young men will make their way into Europe.