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| Croatia moving migrants towards Hungary, says PM Milanovic | Croatia moving migrants towards Hungary, says PM Milanovic |
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| Migrants flooding into Croatia are being moved to the Hungarian border, as Croatia says it cannot become a "migrant hotspot". | |
| Up to 20 buses carried migrants to the border on Friday, although Hungary says it is building a new fence there. | Up to 20 buses carried migrants to the border on Friday, although Hungary says it is building a new fence there. |
| Croatia earlier closed seven of eight road crossings to Serbia after 14,000 migrants entered over the past two days seeking passage to northern Europe. | Croatia earlier closed seven of eight road crossings to Serbia after 14,000 migrants entered over the past two days seeking passage to northern Europe. |
| Slovenia, another neighbour of Croatia, accused it of breaking EU rules. | Slovenia, another neighbour of Croatia, accused it of breaking EU rules. |
| The huge numbers heading north through the Balkans have triggered an EU crisis. Many of the migrants are fleeing conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. | |
| Migrant crisis: Latest updates | Migrant crisis: Latest updates |
| 'Criminal offence' | 'Criminal offence' |
| Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said: "Hungary has closed off its border with barbed wire. That's not a solution, but these people remaining in Croatia is not a solution either." | |
| Asked whether Croatia could send migrants to Slovenia, he said that "Hungary is three times closer". | Asked whether Croatia could send migrants to Slovenia, he said that "Hungary is three times closer". |
| The first buses carrying migrants arrived at the Hungarian border crossing of Beremend on Friday afternoon. | The first buses carrying migrants arrived at the Hungarian border crossing of Beremend on Friday afternoon. |
| Up to 20 buses were offloaded and some of the migrants were then put on Hungarian buses and allowed to enter, although their destination was unclear. | Up to 20 buses were offloaded and some of the migrants were then put on Hungarian buses and allowed to enter, although their destination was unclear. |
| There was a heavy Hungarian military presence on its side of the frontier. | There was a heavy Hungarian military presence on its side of the frontier. |
| Gavin Lee, BBC Europe reporter, Tovarnik, Croatia | Gavin Lee, BBC Europe reporter, Tovarnik, Croatia |
| There are 2,000 refugees and migrants here, in a long line in the middle of a road, that leads from Tovarnik train station into a village on the Croatian border with Serbia. | There are 2,000 refugees and migrants here, in a long line in the middle of a road, that leads from Tovarnik train station into a village on the Croatian border with Serbia. |
| They're being told to queue in lines of two by riot police dotted along the line at short intervals. Some of the migrants have been here for two days, waiting for buses to take them to registration centres elsewhere in the country. | They're being told to queue in lines of two by riot police dotted along the line at short intervals. Some of the migrants have been here for two days, waiting for buses to take them to registration centres elsewhere in the country. |
| But now there's confusion over where they will go, after the Croatian PM said it cannot keep registering people. Slowly the word is spreading here that they will be moved further towards Slovenia and Hungary, even though those countries have closed their borders. | |
| Paramedics here say many of those that are left are suffering heat exhaustion and that more than 100 people have collapsed with severe dehydration. | Paramedics here say many of those that are left are suffering heat exhaustion and that more than 100 people have collapsed with severe dehydration. |
| Reuters later reported that a train carrying more than 1,000 migrants had arrived at the southern Hungarian village of Magyarboly, just north-east of Beremend. | Reuters later reported that a train carrying more than 1,000 migrants had arrived at the southern Hungarian village of Magyarboly, just north-east of Beremend. |
| Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban had earlier said that Hungary had started building a fence along part of its border with Croatia. | Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban had earlier said that Hungary had started building a 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 |
| A Hungarian police spokesman told Reuters that arriving migrants were being taken to two Hungarian registration points in Szentgotthard and Vamosszabadi, close to the Austrian border. | |
| Austria's interior ministry said it had no co-ordination with Hungary to take the migrants. | |
| Slovenian anger | |
| 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. |
| Local media reported severe congestion at the Bajakovo crossing, with a 6km (4-mile) queue of lorries back into Serbia. | |
| Migrants were seen walking through cornfields as they sought to go around the border crossings. | Migrants were seen walking through cornfields as they sought to go around the border crossings. |
| Many were rounded up by Croatian police and sent to reception centres. | Many were rounded up by Croatian police and sent to reception centres. |
| Some were taken to the capital, Zagreb. The BBC's Christian Fraser there says buses are arriving from the south all the time but many people are also now trying to go on to Slovenia on foot. | |
| The Slovenian interior ministry said it expected some 1,000 migrants to arrive in the next 24 hours, mainly from Zagreb. | The Slovenian interior ministry said it expected some 1,000 migrants to arrive in the next 24 hours, mainly from Zagreb. |
| Bostjan Sefic, state secretary at the Slovenian interior ministry, accused Croatia of breaking EU rules by deciding to no longer register migrants. | Bostjan Sefic, state secretary at the Slovenian interior ministry, accused Croatia of breaking EU rules by deciding to no longer register migrants. |
| In other developments: | In other developments: |
| The crisis has challenged the Schengen agreement, with Germany, Austria and Slovakia all re-imposing checks on parts of their borders. | The crisis has challenged the Schengen agreement, with Germany, Austria and Slovakia all re-imposing 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. | |
| 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. |
| Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways: | Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways: |
| 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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