Since
Hungary closed its borders with Croatia on October 17th, Slovenia
and Croatia have been feeling the pressure of asylum seekers as they are
pressing through their countries in attempt to get to Austria and other western
European countries.
Today Slovenian officials are
struggling to cope with the staggering amount of refugees overcrowding their refugee
centers. “Slovenian police estimated some 13,000 people had entered the country
in the last 24 hours.” This latest surge of migrants is believed to be caused
by the fear of colder weather, cold water, and more countries closing their
borders. This new mass migration is just a day ahead of the European summit on
the migrant crisis.
In the past few
months “European nations have been criticized for being slow to react as
hundreds of thousands of people seeking safety pour in through Greece and
Italy.”
“The new EU plan urges countries
not to "wave" asylum-seekers across their borders without consulting
with their neighbors.” However
Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said Saturday that “is
impossible, whoever wrote this does not understand how things work and must
have just woken up from a months-long sleep," He agues the only option is
at “the border between Turkey and Greece, where the refugees first enter the
EU.”
Only time will tell
if the EU can come up with an effective plan to handle the mass refugee
migration. Hopefully this plan comes sooner rather than later as this has been a continuous problem over the past few months.
Ashley Rot
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