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| Migrant crisis: Thousands enter Slovenia after Hungary closes border | Migrant crisis: Thousands enter Slovenia after Hungary closes border |
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| Thousands of migrants are crossing into Slovenia from Croatia after Hungary closed its border to them. | Thousands of migrants are crossing into Slovenia from Croatia after Hungary closed its border to them. |
| Around 2,700 arrived in Slovenia on Saturday and more were expected overnight. Most aim to travel on to Austria, Germany and other countries. | Around 2,700 arrived in Slovenia on Saturday and more were expected overnight. Most aim to travel on to Austria, Germany and other countries. |
| Slovenia's army has been placed on standby to help police deal with the influx, Prime Minister Miro Cerar said. | Slovenia's army has been placed on standby to help police deal with the influx, Prime Minister Miro Cerar said. |
| He said Slovenia would accept the migrants as long as Austria and Germany kept their borders open. | He said Slovenia would accept the migrants as long as Austria and Germany kept their borders open. |
| Hungary said it closed its border with Croatia at midnight on Friday because European Union leaders had failed to agree a plan to stem the flow of asylum seekers. | Hungary said it closed its border with Croatia at midnight on Friday because European Union leaders had failed to agree a plan to stem the flow of asylum seekers. |
| Last month it also shut its frontier with Serbia, which was another transit route to Western Europe. | Last month it also shut its frontier with Serbia, which was another transit route to Western Europe. |
| On Saturday, hundreds of refugees were bussed across Croatia, from its border with Serbia to its border with Slovenia. | On Saturday, hundreds of refugees were bussed across Croatia, from its border with Serbia to its border with Slovenia. |
| Many had spent weeks walking through Greece, Macedonia and Serbia to reach the Croatian border. | Many had spent weeks walking through Greece, Macedonia and Serbia to reach the Croatian border. |
| Slovenian authorities registered them and then arranged transport to the Austrian frontier. | Slovenian authorities registered them and then arranged transport to the Austrian frontier. |
| Slovenia's official STA news agency later some of the migrants had already reached the Austrian border and were being registered at the Spielfeld crossing. | Slovenia's official STA news agency later some of the migrants had already reached the Austrian border and were being registered at the Spielfeld crossing. |
| A spokeswoman for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said most of the migrants crossing Slovenia were from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. | A spokeswoman for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said most of the migrants crossing Slovenia were from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. |
| "They are fleeing from war... they are literally running for their lives," Caroline van Buren told AFP news agency at the Petisovci checkpoint. | "They are fleeing from war... they are literally running for their lives," Caroline van Buren told AFP news agency at the Petisovci checkpoint. |
| "Unlike other countries, Slovenia had time to prepare. It's not perfect, but things are moving." | "Unlike other countries, Slovenia had time to prepare. It's not perfect, but things are moving." |
| A train carrying about 1,200 migrants arrived at the Sredisce ob Dravi crossing, AFP reported. | A train carrying about 1,200 migrants arrived at the Sredisce ob Dravi crossing, AFP reported. |
| Meanwhile, two buses carrying mostly families with small children and babies arrived at the Gruskovje crossing where they were given medical help, food and warm clothes. | Meanwhile, two buses carrying mostly families with small children and babies arrived at the Gruskovje crossing where they were given medical help, food and warm clothes. |
| Can deeds match words?: The challenges ahead for the EU and Turkey | Can deeds match words?: The challenges ahead for the EU and Turkey |
| The pull of Europe: Five migrant stories | The pull of Europe: Five migrant stories |
| Merkel under pressure: Chancellor's migrant policy faces criticism at home | Merkel under pressure: Chancellor's migrant policy faces criticism at home |
| Focus on Turkey: Why the EU views Syria's northern neighbour as key | Focus on Turkey: Why the EU views Syria's northern neighbour as key |
| Crisis in graphics: Migration numbers explained | Crisis in graphics: Migration numbers explained |
| "We are going to focus even more on safety and security and order so our country can function normally,'' Prime Minister Cerar said. | "We are going to focus even more on safety and security and order so our country can function normally,'' Prime Minister Cerar said. |
| Croatia is a member of the EU but, unlike Hungary and Slovenia, it is not part of the Schengen zone of passport-free travel. | Croatia is a member of the EU but, unlike Hungary and Slovenia, it is not part of the Schengen zone of passport-free travel. |
| However, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said border controls with Slovenia would also be temporarily reinstated to safeguard Hungary from a "mass wave of unidentified, uncontrolled migrants". | However, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said border controls with Slovenia would also be temporarily reinstated to safeguard Hungary from a "mass wave of unidentified, uncontrolled migrants". |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to travel to Turkey on Sunday for talks on the migrant crisis with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. | German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to travel to Turkey on Sunday for talks on the migrant crisis with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. |
| Tens of thousands of migrants are arriving in the EU from Turkey, risking a sometimes perilous sea crossing to the Greek islands. | Tens of thousands of migrants are arriving in the EU from Turkey, risking a sometimes perilous sea crossing to the Greek islands. |
| On Saturday, 12 refugees - four of them children - drowned while trying to reach the Greek island of Lesbos, the Turkish coastguard said. They were thought to be from Syria or Afghanistan. | On Saturday, 12 refugees - four of them children - drowned while trying to reach the Greek island of Lesbos, the Turkish coastguard said. They were thought to be from Syria or Afghanistan. |
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