Croatia and Serbia trade insults as Hungary builds new migrant barrier
Croatia and Serbia traded ugly barbs Thursday and slammed tit-for-tat border restrictions on each other as Hungary started building yet another razor-wire barrier to keep refugees out, this time with neighbouring Slovenia.
Sep 25, 2015, 00:14 AM IST
Over 10,000 migrants enter Hungary in new record
A new record of 10,046 migrants entered Hungary on Wednesday, mostly via Croatia, Hungarian police said Thursday as refugees continued to pour through the western Balkans bound for northern Europe.
Sep 24, 2015, 14:19 PM IST
Croatia bans entry to Serbian citizens, cars: Border police
Croatia has banned Serbian citizens and cars from entering its territory, Croatian border police told Reuters on Thursday, after Serbia banned Croatian cargo traffic.
Sep 24, 2015, 12:07 PM IST
Hungary reopens border crossing with Serbia
Hungarian-Serbian border crossing Horgos 1 has been opened again for regular traffic after it was closed last Monday because of a wave of refugees, a media report said on Monday.
Sep 21, 2015, 10:24 AM IST
Croatia closes border crossings, but migrants keep coming
Migrants continued to stream through fields from Serbia into the European Union on Friday, undeterred by Croatia`s closure of almost all road crossings after an influx of more than 11,000.
Sep 18, 2015, 13:51 PM IST
Croatia bans traffic on roads to seven border crossings with Serbia
The Croatian police said on Thursday it banned all traffic on roads leading to seven border crossings with Serbia.
Sep 18, 2015, 05:20 AM IST
Croatia plans to close border with Serbia if migrant wave persists
Croatia will close its border with Serbia if another 8,000 migrants enter the newest European Union member in one day, Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said on Thursday.
Sep 18, 2015, 00:27 AM IST
Croatia overwhelmed by flood of migrants, EU calls summit
Amid chaotic scenes at its border with Serbia, Croatia said on Thursday it could not cope with a flood of migrants seeking a new route into the EU after Hungary kept them out by erecting a fence and using tear gas and water cannon against them.
Sep 17, 2015, 20:18 PM IST
Some 4,000 migrants enter Croatia in past 24 hours: Report
Some 4,000 migrants have entered Croatia from Serbia in the past 24 hours after Hungary sealed its border, national state-run HRT television reported on Thursday.
Sep 17, 2015, 11:55 AM IST
UNHCR urges Hungary to allow access for refugees, Serbia can't cope
The United Nations refugee agency voiced shock on Wednesday at Hungary`s turning back of refugees and preventing them from entering the European Union with water cannons and tear gas, noting that many were Syrian families.
Sep 17, 2015, 00:45 AM IST
First migrants enter Croatia after Hungary seals border: Police
About 20 migrants entered Croatia from Serbia early Wednesday, the first to enter the EU country after Hungary sealed its borders, police said.
Sep 16, 2015, 13:00 PM IST
Hungary police say 367 migrants entered Tuesday, all arrested
More than 367 migrants crossed illegally into Hungary on Tuesday, the first day after the country introduced tough laws on authorised entry, and all were arrested, police said Wednesday.
Sep 16, 2015, 12:21 PM IST
Migrant buses in Serbia rerouted to Croatian border: Reports
Buses that would normally carry migrants from Serbia`s southern border with Macedonia north to Hungary have been rerouted towards Croatia after Hungary on Tuesday sealed off entry to migrants, Serbia`s Radio B92 and Blic newspaper reported.
Sep 16, 2015, 00:53 AM IST
A touch of compassion from Indians: Khalsa Aid comes to the rescue of Syrian refugees
Khalsa Aid, an international Sikh relief organisation, has come to the aid of Syrian refugees in Serbia.
Sep 15, 2015, 20:13 PM IST
Hungary seals border to migrants as Germany slams `disgraceful` EU
Hungary effectively sealed its border with Serbia on Tuesday to stem the massive influx of refugees as Germany slammed the "disgraceful" refusal of other EU countries to accept more migrants after 22 died in yet another shipwreck.
Sep 15, 2015, 17:51 PM IST
Hungary PM sends nearly 900 new policemen to defend border
Hungary`s Prime Minister Viktor Orban directed hundreds of new policemen to the southern border with Serbia on Monday to help manage record numbers of refugees and migrants trying to enter the European Union.
Sep 14, 2015, 17:11 PM IST
Welcome to tiny Liberland, world`s newest tax haven
The world`s latest contender for statehood, Liberland, is a tiny new, self-proclaimed country sandwiched between Croatia and Serbia that lives up to its "live and let live" motto by offering optional taxes, its president said Monday.
Apr 21, 2015, 02:23 AM IST
Bank of Cyprus 2014 loss narrows sharply
Bank of Cyprus said Wednesday it posted a 256 million euro loss for 2014, mainly on increased provisions for exposure to Russia.
Feb 25, 2015, 23:37 PM IST
IMF says approves 1-bn-euro stand-by loan for Serbia
The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it had approved a new stand-by loan for Serbia worth around one billion euros ($1.25 billion) to help it achieve economic reforms.
Nov 20, 2014, 22:20 PM IST
