Tiny Slovenia Prepares for an Influx of Refugees

[European Knight]

In just a matter of days, the small former Yugoslav republic of Slovenia has been propelled into the center of Europe's refugee crisis.

The closure of Hungary's southern border with Serbia on Tuesday has forced thousands of refugees to consider new routes to their desired destinations, such as Germany and other northern European countries.

Many have moved eastwards to Croatia, with more than 7,300 refugees entering the country since Wednesday. Most refugees are expected to keep moving northwards and seek to cross Croatia's 415-mile border with Slovenia, with the

Slovenian Red Cross saying on Thursday that it expects 5,000 refugees to enter the country in the coming days.

Slovenia is taking steps to prepare for an influx. On Wednesday, the Central European state informed the European Commission that it was reintroducing border controls along its eastern border with Hungary for 10 days.

Slovenian Police Commissioner Marjan Fank also said that presence of police at the Croatian border would likely be increased to deal with the expected increase in refugees attempting to cross.

The Slovenian border with Croatia forms part of the external border of Europe's Schengen area—a 26 country bloc wherein European citizens can move freely without need for passports.

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[Tilvalhallar]

Slovenia has the largest mosque in southeast Europe so they can keep all of them.

[Ctwentysevenj]

Poor little Slovenia. They be inundated With swarthies. For every blonde Slovenian, there be two middle eastern swarthies!

[Diocletian]

Are these people migrating by foot?

[Shkembe Chorba]

Slovenia has the largest mosque in southeast Europe so they can keep all of them.

I dont get it.

[wvwvw]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14tHeZtk4Z0

[Shkembe Chorba]

there are no Mosques in Slovenia, not a single one.

Ive read about a mosque project in Ljubljana, it should be in progress in this particular moment.

[StormBringer]

And the game of hot potatoes continues, at the expense of trust between various European states xD

Germany is now waving a threatening finger at Croatia, which hopes to send the refugees their way, after Germany pretty much sent a message to all those refugees that getting an asylum was pretty much guaranteed if they set foot on German ground, Hungarians are making videos showing migrants that Croatia-Slovenia is a better route, Croats are afraid they will end up being fucked over by the EU due to the fact that they aren't allowed to form a corridor for refugees, same thing with Slovenes.

[Ctwentysevenj]

there is only a foundation stone at this moment, I am not sure if their financial structure is even completed.

heard they are souring money from Saudi Arabia and other typical shady sources.

Instead of building a mosque, build a technical school. To enhance the Slovenian economy, which is one of the most healthy in all of eastern Europe.

[Tea Logar]

For now situation is ok. Refugees come, people register them and take them in refugee centres. Refugees are then free and most of them go further to Austria. 7 of them asked for asylum in Slovenia.