Balkan route

'Balkan route' still open to migrants, Serbian minister warns

Around 100,000 migrants from Middle East, Asia and Africa have passed through Serbia so far in 2016 despite the closure of the so-called `Balkan route` which hundreds of thousands used last year to reach Western Europe, a Serbian minister said.

Jul 08, 2016, 19:35 PM IST

Slovenia to ban transit of migrants as crisis spirals

Slovenia and Serbia, along with Austria, Croatia and Macedonia, have dramatically restricted entry to migrants in recent weeks.

Mar 09, 2016, 05:54 AM IST

Migrant crisis: EU seeks to close Balkan route at summit

The EU aims to stem the flow of migrants and plans to declare the route north through the Balkans closed.

Mar 07, 2016, 16:35 PM IST