Croatian police block border for first time since country became main refugee route to northern Europe Refugees hoping to reach the safety of the EU are facing a fresh obstacle after Croatian police blocked off the country’s border with Serbia, which had in recent days become the main entry point to the EU for thousands of people walking north from Greece. More than 2,000 refugees were stranded overnight on Monday in no man’s land between the Croatian village of Tovarnik and the Serbian town of Šid, medics on the scene told the Guardian, creating another dilemma for European leaders hoping to hammer out a migration strategy in Brussels this week. Continue reading...
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