UN Warns European Unity At Risk As Borders Close To Refugees

[Purveyor]

Source: Guardian UK

Central European neighbours turn ugly as thousands fleeing war are shunted between Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary

Patrick Kingsley in Harmica and Emma Graham-Harrison in Munich
Saturday 19 September 2015 13.14 EDT

Europe’s biggest refugee crisis in 70 years atomised into a chaotic series of border confrontations and diplomatic disputes this weekend, as crowds of refugees were blocked from passing through a number of crossings in central Europe, prompting the UN to warn that the concept of European unity was at risk.

Hungary sent armoured vehicles to its border with Croatia, while Slovenian police sealed several crossings after Croatia attempted to offload tens of thousands of refugees who are using it as an alternative entry point to the European Union.

Croatian policemen accompanying hundreds of migrants into Hungary were disarmed by their Hungarian counterparts and turned away, while Slovenian police used pepper spray to ward off hundreds, mostly Syrians and Afghans, trying to cross to reach the countries of northern Europe.

The chaos had been sparked by Hungary’s decision to shut off its southern border with Serbia, blocking a well-trodden refugee railroad that has brought more than 170,000 refugees into the EU since the start of the year.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/19/refugees-croatia-hungary-borders-europe

[jwirr]

1. That does not surprise me. That many people being

absorbed into an economy and all needing help could upset the apple cart in all those countries. Why do you think the richer countries in the ME are not taking any of them in?

[yeoman6987]

2. The rich Middle East countries are really awful

Although at the end of the day, the countries won't have any interruption and hardly any backlash. Not really fair. Europe is going above and beyond.

[840high]

3. Why should Europe bear

the whole burden?