Image copyright AFP Crowds of migrants stranded in Croatia, again trying to move further to the north, despite attempts by Slovenia and Hungary, keep them.
Slovenian police used pepper gas to disperse a group of refugees trying to cross the border from Croatia.
At the same time Hungary has accused Croatia of violating international norms, once out train arrived migrants escorted by Croatian police .
The next week will be two meetings of the EU dedicated to the crisis.
At night, thousands of migrants attempting through Balkan countries to reach the northern EU countries, spent the night at the railway stations and railway stations.
Due to the tightening of control, many others prefer to avoid transport routes and go through to the borders of the field.
Many migrants fleeing conflict in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
This week, thousands of people flocked to Croatia from Serbia, after Hungary closed its border with this country, thus cutting off the previous route to the north.
Initially, Croatia announced that it will accept migrants, but on Friday, authorities reported that the country is full and does not intend to become a “center for Reception “.
The Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said that since Wednesday morning to profit more than 17 thousand workers, three thousand have crossed the border with Hungary.
The authorities have closed all border crossings with Serbia, with the exception of the main road connecting Belgrade and Zagreb.
Croatia has started to direct people to the north, not registering them, enraging Slovenia and Hungary. All three countries are members of the EU, but the refugees want to achieve exactly Hungary and Slovenia, since they are part of the Schengen area.
The Hungarian authorities said the country without warning came a train carrying more than one thousand workers and 40 Croatian police. According to officials, police were sent back to Croatia, and migrants are transported by bus to the registration centers near the Austrian border.
Austria, however, said it would not be consistent with Hungary taking migrants. Vienna retained the right to refuse to cross the border are not requesting asylum to people who intend to continue their way to Germany or other countries.
The tense situation in the Slovenian village night Harmika on the border with Croatia. Police used pepper gas against the crowd, tried to cross the border on foot.
The State Secretary of the Slovenian Ministry of Interior Bostjan Sefich accused Croatia of violating the rules of both the EU and the Schengen area because of the decision of Zagreb terminate the registration of migrant workers.
However, the Slovenian Prime Minister Miroslav Cerar later stated that if the arrivals will become more and more a country can try to arrange for the safe passage corridors мигрантов.
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Chris Morris, BBC correspondent BBC in Brussels
It is obvious that simple solutions do not exist, but the scale of criticism of the inconsistent approach of the EU to resolve the crisis are growing, and European leaders know it.
Two meetings of the EU in the next week will be key value to change this trend. But they will take place against the backdrop of serious differences between the EU Member States.
Government of the Central European bombarded each other with criticism – for something that does not protect its borders and evade responsibility. Several countries have accused Germany – that she initially welcomed such a large number of migrants.
Germany, in turn, again warned that any country exhibiting insufficient solidarity on this issue, the future can not count on receipt of money from the rest of the EU.
If all this will not just differences of opinion, but a clash of values, Europe can be in serious беде.
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Кризис called into question the future of the Schengen area: at the beginning of the week, Germany, Austria and Slovakia have introduced controls on some parts of their borders.
According to the rules of the European Union, the refugees must be registered and to seek asylum in the first EU country in which they find themselves. However, many migrants want to get to Germany and Austria.
The interior ministers of the EU will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday, and the next day at a special summit on migration will meet the leaders of the European Union.
At the prompt, to meet President of the European Council, Donald Tusk called the crisis test the EU’s “humanity and responsibility”.
According to him, the migration will be a challenge for Europe for years to come.
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