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EU migrant crisis: Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia move to shut down Balkan route
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 70944344:MV8zMTEyMDM5XzU1NDc3Nzc2X0JGMUNFODdC] Just read this. Huge repercussions in the coming days and weeks. Balkan route closed. Only option now is migrants to arrive by boat in Italy, or attempt a longer land route through Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary (which has built the infamous fence and won't let any in at all) which leaves Poland who have been very resistant to migrants thus far so I don't see that happening. [/quote]
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lovenia says it will restrict the number of migrants passing through its territory in a bid to stem the flow of refugees travelling northwards to Germany and Scandinavia. The announcement sparked a domino effect in the Balkans, with neighbouring Croatia and Serbia following suit with similar moves.
Slovenia's interior ministry said it would bar entry to all those without a valid Schengen visa from 8 March. Those wishing to claim asylum in the country will be allowed to enter, along with migrants selected "on a case-by-case basis on humanitarian grounds".
The move is bound to create further backlogs of migrants on the Balkan route, with some 36,000 people already stranded on the Greek-Macedonian border. Nearly 500,000 refugees have passed through Slovenia's territory over the past six months but only 1% of them have asked for asylum in the country, according to Reuters.
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