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| Migrant crisis: Neighbours squabble after Croatia U-turn | Migrant crisis: Neighbours squabble after Croatia U-turn |
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| Waves of migrants seeking to enter the EU from the south-east have been shunted from one border to another as governments disagree over the crisis. | Waves of migrants seeking to enter the EU from the south-east have been shunted from one border to another as governments disagree over the crisis. |
| Croatia reversed its open-door policy after 17,000 arrivals since Wednesday. It is now sending thousands of migrants north, angering Slovenia and Hungary. | Croatia reversed its open-door policy after 17,000 arrivals since Wednesday. It is now sending thousands of migrants north, angering Slovenia and Hungary. |
| Hungary, which is putting a fence on its border with Croatia, is reportedly sending new arrivals on to Austria. | Hungary, which is putting a fence on its border with Croatia, is reportedly sending new arrivals on to Austria. |
| Two EU crisis meetings will take place next week. | Two EU crisis meetings will take place next week. |
| Many of the migrants are fleeing conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. | Many of the migrants are fleeing conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. |
| Thousands began entering Croatia from Serbia this week after Hungary closed its Serbian border, and cut off the previous route north. | Thousands began entering Croatia from Serbia this week after Hungary closed its Serbian border, and cut off the previous route north. |
| Croatia had initially said the migrants would be welcome, but on Friday it said it was overwhelmed and would not become a "migrant hotspot". | Croatia had initially said the migrants would be welcome, but on Friday it said it was overwhelmed and would not become a "migrant hotspot". |
| Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said that more than 17,000 migrants had arrived since Wednesday morning and that 3,000 had now crossed into Hungary. | Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said that more than 17,000 migrants had arrived since Wednesday morning and that 3,000 had now crossed into Hungary. |
| Hungary reversed its stance from earlier in the week and let the new arrivals in. | Hungary reversed its stance from earlier in the week and let the new arrivals in. |
| One train carrying up to 1,000 migrants to Hungary was seized by authorities there and the driver arrested, the head of Hungary's disaster unit said, according to Reuters. Some 40 Croatian police were disarmed, the report said. Croatia later denied this and said the officers had returned to Croatia. | |
| Hungary is now taking the migrants to two registration centres, close to the border with Austria. | Hungary is now taking the migrants to two registration centres, close to the border with Austria. |
| Austria said it had no co-ordination with Hungary to take the migrants. It reserved the right to deny entry to migrants who did not request asylum because they wanted to continue travelling north to Germany or elsewhere. | Austria said it had no co-ordination with Hungary to take the migrants. It reserved the right to deny entry to migrants who did not request asylum because they wanted to continue travelling north to Germany or elsewhere. |
| Separately, hundreds of migrants set off for Slovenia, to the west. The BBC's Christian Fraser, at the Slovenia-Croatia border, said the number of migrants arriving was building on Friday evening. | Separately, hundreds of migrants set off for Slovenia, to the west. The BBC's Christian Fraser, at the Slovenia-Croatia border, said the number of migrants arriving was building on Friday evening. |
| Slovenian police pepper sprayed about 500 migrants at one bridge on the border, Associated Press reported. | Slovenian police pepper sprayed about 500 migrants at one bridge on the border, Associated Press reported. |
| Migrant crisis: Day's events as they happened | Migrant crisis: Day's events as they happened |
| EU in disarray - Chris Morris, BBC News, Brussels | EU in disarray - Chris Morris, BBC News, Brussels |
| There are clearly no simple solutions, but criticism of the EU's incoherent response to the refugee crisis is mounting, and Europe's leaders know it. | There are clearly no simple solutions, but criticism of the EU's incoherent response to the refugee crisis is mounting, and Europe's leaders know it. |
| Two EU meetings next week will be crucial, if that trend is to be reversed. But they'll take place amid serious disagreements between EU member states. | Two EU meetings next week will be crucial, if that trend is to be reversed. But they'll take place amid serious disagreements between EU member states. |
| Governments in central Europe are issuing strong criticism of each other - for failing to protect their borders, or for passing the buck. And several of them blame Germany for encouraging so many migrants to travel in the first place. | Governments in central Europe are issuing strong criticism of each other - for failing to protect their borders, or for passing the buck. And several of them blame Germany for encouraging so many migrants to travel in the first place. |
| Germany, in turn, has warned again that any country showing a lack of solidarity on this issue cannot count - over time - on receiving money from the rest of the EU. | Germany, in turn, has warned again that any country showing a lack of solidarity on this issue cannot count - over time - on receiving money from the rest of the EU. |
| If this becomes not just a difference of opinion, but a clash of values, then Europe could be in real trouble. | If this becomes not just a difference of opinion, but a clash of values, then Europe could be in real trouble. |
| In other developments: | In other developments: |
| Slovenian anger | Slovenian anger |
| Earlier, Hungary announced it was building a new fence along part of its border with Croatia. | Earlier, Hungary announced it was building a new fence along part of its border with Croatia. |
| It was Hungary's completion of a razor-wire fence along its border with Serbia earlier this week that forced Serbia to move migrants towards Croatia. | It was Hungary's completion of a razor-wire fence along its border with Serbia earlier this week that forced Serbia to move migrants towards Croatia. |
| Hungary's new laws made attempts to cross its frontier illegal, and Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Friday accused Croatia of encouraging "masses of people to commit a criminal offence". | Hungary's new laws made attempts to cross its frontier illegal, and Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Friday accused Croatia of encouraging "masses of people to commit a criminal offence". |
| Read more coverage of the migrant crisis | Read more coverage of the migrant crisis |
| Follow BBC correspondents on Twitter covering the crisis | Follow BBC correspondents on Twitter covering the crisis |
| How is the migrant crisis dividing Europe? | How is the migrant crisis dividing Europe? |
| What is the next route through Europe? | What is the next route through Europe? |
| Refugee child dies at German welcome party | Refugee child dies at German welcome party |
| Migrants warned of landmines in Croatia | Migrants warned of landmines in Croatia |
| Clashes leave Hungary bitterly divided | Clashes leave Hungary bitterly divided |
| Croatian officials said earlier that every border crossing with Serbia except the main road linking Belgrade and Zagreb - at Bajakovo - had been closed. | Croatian officials said earlier that every border crossing with Serbia except the main road linking Belgrade and Zagreb - at Bajakovo - had been closed. |
| Many migrants who managed to enter were rounded up by Croatian police and sent to reception centres. | Many migrants who managed to enter were rounded up by Croatian police and sent to reception centres. |
| Some were taken to the capital, Zagreb, but many were also trying to get to Slovenia on foot. | Some were taken to the capital, Zagreb, but many were also trying to get to Slovenia on foot. |
| The Slovenian interior ministry said it expected some 1,000 migrants to arrive in the next 24 hours. | The Slovenian interior ministry said it expected some 1,000 migrants to arrive in the next 24 hours. |
| Bostjan Sefic, state secretary at the Slovenian interior ministry, accused Croatia of breaking the rules of both the EU and the Schengen free movement agreement by deciding to no longer register migrants. | Bostjan Sefic, state secretary at the Slovenian interior ministry, accused Croatia of breaking the rules of both the EU and the Schengen free movement agreement by deciding to no longer register migrants. |
| It has closed its rail service to Croatia. | It has closed its rail service to Croatia. |
| However, Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar later said that if the pressure of arrivals became too great, it might seek to form corridors allowing migrants safe passage. | However, Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar later said that if the pressure of arrivals became too great, it might seek to form corridors allowing migrants safe passage. |
| The crisis has challenged the Schengen regime, with Germany, Austria and Slovakia all reimposing checks on parts of their borders. | The crisis has challenged the Schengen regime, with Germany, Austria and Slovakia all reimposing checks on parts of their borders. |
| EU regulations dictate refugees must register and claim asylum in the first member state they reach. | EU regulations dictate refugees must register and claim asylum in the first member state they reach. |
| But many migrants and refugees wish to continue on to Germany and Austria. | But many migrants and refugees wish to continue on to Germany and Austria. |
| Migrant crisis in Europe: Key dates | |
| Are you seeking refuge in Europe? Are you in Serbia, Hungary or Croatia? Please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Are you seeking refuge in Europe? Are you in Serbia, Hungary or Croatia? Please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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| A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants. | A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants. |
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