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Refugee crisis: The map that shows how Europe is becoming a fortress to keep people out
The Balkan states have threatened to close their borders if the refugee crisis is not addressed - they aren't the only ones putting up barriers
Adam Withnall
New UN figures suggest more than 700,000 refugees have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe in 2015, dwarfing the number of arrivals during the whole of last year in what has become the worst migration crisis since the end of the Second World War.
Children have made up 20 per cent of the total arrivals this year, and 3,210 refugees have either died or gone missing making the journey, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said.
EU leaders and Balkan nations met for an emergency summit at the start of this week in a bid to address the situation, but talks broke down amid accusations and recriminations that were even more bitter than usual.
What began with Hungary's razor-wire fence along its border with Serbia has turned into the greatest concerted effort to shut borders into and within Europe since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The Balkan nations, fearful of becoming “buffer zones” after Germany and Austria reintroduced border controls, have threatened to shut their own doors to arrivals.
Children have made up 20 per cent of the total arrivals this year, and 3,210 refugees have either died or gone missing making the journey, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said.
EU leaders and Balkan nations met for an emergency summit at the start of this week in a bid to address the situation, but talks broke down amid accusations and recriminations that were even more bitter than usual.
What began with Hungary's razor-wire fence along its border with Serbia has turned into the greatest concerted effort to shut borders into and within Europe since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The Balkan nations, fearful of becoming “buffer zones” after Germany and Austria reintroduced border controls, have threatened to shut their own doors to arrivals.
Full article: http://world.einnews.com/article/293710803/KZAPhc3JY7d_1ovC