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Long delays at border crossings as tourist season peaks
Ljubljana – Long tailbacks of traffic have built up at crossings on the Slovenian-Croatian border as holidaymakers from northern Europe hit Croatian coastal resorts.
Data by the national traffic information centre for Saturday midday shows waiting times of more than two hours at all major crossings for vehicles entering Croatia.
Holiday traffic builds long queues at borders
Gruškovje – Slovenian roads and border crossings are congested with holiday traffic on what is one of the busiest weekends of the summer. A 10-kilometre tailback is reported on the motorway leading to the Gruškovje crossing with Croatia.
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Croatia President Honours Bleiburg Massacre Victims
Croatia's president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic visited the sites of massacres of thousands of Croatian civilians and soldiers of the defeated pro-Nazi Independent State of Croatia (NDH) on Wednesday, laying flowers and lighting candles at Macelj, Bleiburg and Huda Jama.
"4,500-year-old artifacts left behind in migrant camp"
The police have found statuettes of historic and artistic value among the items discarded by refugees in a camp in Slovenia.
According to Slovenian media, cited by the Croatian website Index, three statuettes from the Sumerian era were found in the camp located near the Gruskovje-Macelj border crossing.
Thousands of Refugees Remain Stranded in Croatia
Thousands of refugees remain stranded on the Croatian border with Serbia, waiting for transport to Slovenia while another 10,000 refugees, coming from Greece, were expected to arrive on the Serbian-Croatian border on Monday morning.
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Slovenia Receiving Migrants from Croatia after Hungary Closes Border
Migrants are already entering Slovenia from Croatia after Budapest moved to close the Hungary-Croatia border, authorities in Zagreb say.
Slovenia earlier announced it would ensure that up to 8000 people are accommodated before being allowed to go on with their journey to Austria and Germany, but also cancelled two-way rail traffic with Croatia, according to Reuters reports.