Croatian leader slams Hungary fence plan

Croatia’s prime minister has dismissed Hungary’s plan to build a fence between the two countries, arguing that nothing would be able to stop those seeking sanctuary in richer European countries.

Croatia’s Zoran Milanovic did not hold back in his criticism of Hungary’s Viktor Orban as he visited a transit camp in the eastern village of Opatovac, suggesting the leaders of the neighbour states were barely speaking.

Milanovic said there is “no river border between Croatia and Hungary and it is virtually impossible to hold this bitter river of people at bay”.