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March 10, 2016

Balkan Countries Close Their Borders to Refugees
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In news from Europe, Macedonia has announced it is closing its border
with Greece, only one day after Slovenia announced it was also closing
its borders to refugees fleeing violence in the Middle East and North
Africa. Croatia and Serbia have said they, too, will block refugees from
entering their countries. The series of border crackdowns effectively
seals off the Balkan route, which refugees have been using to reach
northern European countries such as Germany. German Chancellor Angela
Merkel has condemned the border crackdowns.
Topics:Refugees

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