Others were stuck in no-man’s land between Macedonia and Greece, where Macedonia closed off access to all migrants regardless of nationality until a deal could be reached with Greece on how to filter them.
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The latest developments come as Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia are moving to bar the entry of the so-called “economic migrants” into their territory – a decision which will make it possible only for citizens of Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan to cross into these countries.
A refugee holds a placard (C) reading “Stop Racism” as he waits to cross the border between Greece and Macedonia near the Greek village of Idomeni on November 21, 2015.
“They turn back all the others to Macedonia”, she said.
“We’re trapped”, he said from the Greek side of the border at Idomeni.
“Over the past days more and more people that we have reason to believe are economic migrants have been arriving”, a Slovenian police spokesperson told Reuters, adding his country would only take in migrants “from countries where there are armed battles”.
Refugees have staged a peaceful rally in the Greek border village of Idomeni to protest against Macedonia’s decision to deport some of the asylum seekers entering the country.
“We simply do not have the resources for millions and millions of vulnerable people”, he said.
Sunjic said Macedonia was also barring refugees from certain countries including Liberia, Morocco, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Sudan.
Overnight, cops officers led some four, 000 people in to Macedonia by routes circumventing Idomeni, after migrants who usually are not being allowed in blocked the official crossing to rant about being excluded.
The partial closure of the borders could trigger huge build-ups of desperate people along the Balkan corridor that has seen hundreds of thousands of people cross as they head to wealthy European Union states, mostly Germany.
The chain reaction was triggered by Slovenia’s choice to begin turning back individuals it considers economic migrants along the Balkan migrant course.
No date for a trial was instantly announced.In Sept., scores of Danes brazenly defined how they helped migrants crossing Europe to reach neighboring Sweden.—1:30 p.m. Greek authorities have started supplementary id checks on immigrants reaching Athens by ferry from the country’s japanese islands, after breaking apart a hoop in that sold pretend id documents to migrants arriving on Lesbos.
“We must protect our nation”.
“This is going to be definitely a challenging situation”, said United Nations refugee agency spokeswoman in Serbia, Melita Sunjic.
A total of 6,000 refugees crossed into Macedonia from early Saturday through early Sunday, police say.
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“These foreigners do not qualify for global protection”, said Slovenian police spokesman Drago Menegalia. A further 2,500 people are waiting in a camp set up nearby to provide shelter for those heading north through the Balkans.
