Border Tensions Between Serbia And Croatia Explode

Reuters: Lack of EU migrant strategy reignites Serbia-Croatia tensions

Former Yugoslav foes Serbia and Croatia traded embargoes and insults on Thursday in the latest fallout from Europe's failure to agree a comprehensive response to the tide of migrants streaming north through the Balkans.

After weeks of recrimination and buck-passing, a summit on Wednesday did produce a glimmer of political unity between EU states on measures to help the refugees closer to home, or at least register their asylum requests as soon as they enter the European Union.

But all attempts in recent weeks to stem the flow have only prompted more desperate people to make a dash for Europe before the doors are shut or winter makes the journey too perilous.

On Thursday alone, about 1,200 people crossed in boats from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos in under an hour, following the 2,500 who had made the dangerous passage the previous day.

WNU Editor: If tensions are bad now .... what will happen if this migration wave continues after this year's winter season is over and millions would then be able to make the journey to Europe? My prediction .... what is happening now will pale if that situation develops.

More News On The Growing Border Tensions Between Serbia And Croatia

Border Tensions Rise Between Croatia and Serbia -- AP
Croatia and Serbia Trade Barbs as Migration Crisis Strains Ties -- NYT
Croatia Ramps Up Migrant Dispute With Serbia by Closing Key Border -- WSJ
Serbia bans Croatian goods as ties hit low over migrants -- Reuters
Serbia compares Croatia to WW2-era fascist regime -- Reuters
Croatia and Serbia hit each other with further border embargoes -- Euronews
Europe Refugee Crisis: Croatia Bans Entry Of Serbian Vehicles Amid Deepening Border Row -- IBTimes
Croatia Urges Serbia to Stop Sending Refugees, Redirect Them to Hungary -- Sputnik
Croatia-Serbia border row escalates -- Deutsche Welle
Refugee crisis prompts tensions to rise between Croatia and Serbia -- Mashable
Migrant crisis stirs historical Croatia-Serbia enmity -- Guy Delauney, BBC