Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban praised Serbia for having accepted a border barrier between the two countries. The Hungarian government erected the barrier to stem the continual flow of unauthorized migrants into Hungary, and Orban said Serbia also benefits.
Bosnian authorities have decided to tighten border control in the east of the country to halt migrant arrivals from Serbia and Montenegro, deploying more border police officers.
Authorities in Bosnia said more than a thousand irregular migrants have entered the country since the start of the year. They said arrivals are expected to increase significantly in the spring.
14 Iranian migrants have been rescued after trying to cross the English Channel in two dinghies. The Dover Strait where they were apprehended is the world’s busiest shipping lane.
About two out of every three children and young adults in over 20 European countries feel welcoming towards migrants, according to a report by UNICEF and Eurochild.
UNICEF said it has begun distributing clothing and shoes to migrant children hosted in reception centers in Serbia to help them face the approaching winter season.
The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner demanded an investigation after reports of violence against migrants arose. The country's interior minister, however, says no such abuse exists.
The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) has granted Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities 1 million euros for setting up a migrant reception/transit facility in a former military barracks near the capital Sarajevo. Deputy Minister for Security Samir Rizvo said there had been no problems with the local authorities in regards to building the center.
The European Union has donated to Serbian border police new equipment and the necessary technical support to help it fight illegal immigration. The new material was presented at a meeting with the head of the EU delegation in Belgrade, Italy's Sem Fabrizi, with Serbia's border police chief, Milenko Bozovic.
No EU migration plan can succeed without the Western Balkans, says Michael Roth, Germany's deputy minister for European affairs. He spoke to DW ahead of a summit in London over the region's prospects of joining the bloc.
Serbian authorities said that the number of migrants coming from Bulgaria has doubled since mid-May.
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