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Migrants stuck at borders as officials squabble along Balkan route

October 19, 2015 Deutsche Welle Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia

Thousands of refugees waited for hours in the rain before entering Croatia, as officials struggled with a growing backlog. Slovenia

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Thousands of migrants stranded between Serbia and Croatia

October 19, 2015 VOANews Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Turkey

Several thousand migrants remain stranded Monday along the Croatian-Serbian border.  They spent a cold night with little food after Hungary

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Some experts: Accept immigrant influx, don’t resist it

October 15, 2015 VOANews Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia

The Balkan countries are a transit route for thousands of refugees, mostly Syrians, who are fleeing violence and trying to

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Opposition throws teargas in Kosovo parliament

October 8, 2015October 8, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Serbia

An opposition MP, Albin Kurti, threw teargas in the Kosovo parliament chamber on October 8 to try to prevent the voting

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EC giving 17M euro to help Serbia, Macedonia cope with refugees

October 8, 2015October 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Syrian refugees

The European Commission has detailed its support of 17 million euro to help Serbia and Macedonia cope with the unprecedented

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Strong security measures in Albania ahead of football match against Serbia

October 7, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania, Serbia

The football match between Albania and Serbia, to be played on October 8 2015 in Elbasan, has led to a series of

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Europe 

Police arrest man behind ‘Greater Albania’ drone stunt ahead of Serbia match

October 7, 2015 Deutsche Welle Albania, Serbia

Albanian authorities arrested a man who sparked a violent end to last year’s football match against Serbia by flying a

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Croatian president: Migrant crisis ‘a textbook example of the consequences of inaction’

October 1, 2015October 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Serbia

Leaders from Croatia and Serbia have joined others – including Bulgaria’s President Rossen Plevneliev – who have told the UN

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Europe 

Migrants refuse to stay in Serbia

September 30, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, Serbia

The Middle Eastern refugees in Serbia would have “all possible help” during the upcoming cold weather, Minister Aleksandar Vulin said

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