Hundreds of migrants are trying to cross the Croatian border from Una-Sana Canton every day. According to the estimates, there are between 3,000 and 3,500 migrants in Bihac, and new groups from many countries of Asia and Africa arrive daily. Many of them try to cross the well-guarded border of the Republic of Croatia and continue their journey towards the countries of Western Europe, through the mountain of Plješevica. Members of the Mountain Rescue Service Bihac registered columns of migrants in an attempt to illegally cross the state border near Bihac. Source krajina
Dutch nationalist newcomer party, Forum voor Democratie, became the largest party in the provincial elections on Wednesday.
The result also showed that the current Dutch government loses its majority in the senate.
Misunderstandings over China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are “hard to avoid”, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Wednesday ahead of a trip to Europe by President Xi Jinping during which Italy is set to join the multi-billion dollar trade scheme. Source: Reuters
On Tuesday, volunteers onboard the Mare Jonio “rescued” about 50 people from a rubber boat off the coast of Libya, prompting Italy’s interior minister, Matteo Salvini, to say he was ready to stop private vessels “once and for all” from bringing rescued people to Italy. Source: The Guardian
