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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Balkan countries shut borders as attention turns to new refugee routes

Hundreds of thousands could become trapped in Greece after Macedonia, Croatia and Slovenia announce frontier closures European leaders claim to have closed the main refugee route to northern Europe, raising the possibility of tens if not hundreds of thousands of refugees being trapped in Greece while the EU attempts to finalise a deal that could see them all returned to Turkey. Related: EU-Turkey refugee deal – Q&A Continue reading...


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