Croatian Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said this morning that "until Horgos is opened for refugees" Serbian cars will be banned from entering Croatia.
"Croatia bans entry of Serbian vehicles, not citizens"
Croatian Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said this morning that "until Horgos is opened for refugees" Serbian cars will be banned from entering Croatia.
Source: Tanjug
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Horgos is a border crossing between Serbia and Hungary that Hungary closed for the passage of refugees.
Ostojic said that the Bajakovo (Batrovci) border crossing between Croatia and Serbia will remains closed for vehicles with Serbian registration plates "until refugees start going via Horgos as well."
Croatia's Interior Ministry said on Thursday morning said that Serbian number plates vehicles are not being let through at Bajakovo, other than cargo vehicles transporting perishable goods, while Serbian citizens are free to enter Croatia.
Serbian passport holders and Serbian vehicles were both not allowed to enter during the night "because of problems with the information system," the Croatian ministry said.
Later during the morning, the Croatian government posted on its Twitter account that the ban concerns only border crossings between Croatia and Serbia, and that Serbian vehicles can enter from other countries, including Hungary and the Serb Republic in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Earlier in the day it was reported that in response to Serbia's countermeasures, Croatia banned the entry of all holders of Serbian passports to its territory.
Tanjug's reporter at the Batrovci-Bajakovo border crossing early this morning said that some vehicles and buses were turned back to Serbia after midnight, including a bus traveling from Belgrade to Banja Luka, in the Serb Republic, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which had Belgrade number plates.
Passenger Draginja Zivanovic from Smederevo told the agency Croatian authorities said "Serb vehicles and Serb passports cannot cross into Croatia via any of the (border) crossings."
Radovan Galic, who was on his way to attend a funeral in Croatia, was also told by Croatian border officers that "everyone with Serbian passports and everything that is Serb cannot enter Croatia by any means of transport."
Bosko Bjelosev, an Australian citizen who was traveling to Banja Luka on the same bus has also been prevented from crossing the border. "I should call the Australian embassy and see what I'm doing here in the middle of the road. Should I walk to Banja Luka?," he asked.
Croatian Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said that the ban "for all passenger vehicles and buses with Serbian number plates" was Croatia's "response to Serbia" reported TV Nova.
However, his ministry said that the reason Serbian citizens and vehicles are not being let through the border was "a problem with the computer system."
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(misa, 24 September 2015 22:09)
Go idiot Ivo,
Where you there in 1389 to count how many Croatian's fought against Ottoman Soldiers, in Kosovo.
Since then alot incidents have happen between Croatia and Serbia ,with alest million's live's lost in both sides .
So today's incidents are peanut's compared to million's of death's and betrayal's.
(sasa.p, 24 September 2015 16:58)
It's amazing how Islam has created a rift between between these two countries. The ottoman invasions had such a deep physlogical affect on these people. Yet they both forget that there were Croats and Serbs at the battle of Kosovo.
(IVO, 24 September 2015 15:11)
Though Croatia is banning Serbs from visiting, I don't think Serbia should react to this. Banning Croatian goods is more than enough. I've posted here many times about Croatian media covering the reason there is an increase in Croatian tourists to Serbia lately. That reason is sex tourism. Turns out, Croatian women come to Serbia on the weekends for sex and I for one do not think we should deprive them of this pleasure.
(Ari Gold, 24 September 2015 13:17)
To Joe A
Good luck with complaining ,I am a Australia Citizen with Australian passport with Switzerland number plates car, was refused entry to get to Switzerland,on the Croatia border.The reason ,because I was born in Yugoslavia in Serbian city 50 years ago only.I have been refused due to my birth city.Tell me that Croatia is not the most racist country in what they call modern Europe with open border's.
(sasa.p, 24 September 2015 12:28)
(Humanitarian, 24 September 2015 11:28)
"These measures taken out by the Croatian government towards Serbians should have been implemented 20 years ago"
Uhhhh, well they did. Even worse. Operation Storm, remember? The Croats killed 2.000 Serbs, ethnically cleansed 200.000 of them and destroyed 40.000 Serbian real estate objects. It was the biggest case of ethnic cleansing in Europe since WWII, this year exactly 20 years ago.
(Joe A, 24 September 2015 12:07)
I am a Dutchman born and raised in the Netherlands. I have a car with Serbian license plates and need to go for work often to Bosnia. I then go via Croatia. If they halt me then Croatia is violating my rights as a citizen of the EU. If all holders of EU passports who are refused entry complain at their embassy, they and the EU will need to act.
(Joe A, 24 September 2015 10:34)
To Joe A
Good luck with complaining ,I am a Australia Citizen with Australian passport with Switzerland number plates car, was refused entry to get to Switzerland,on the Croatia border.The reason ,because I was born in Yugoslavia in Serbian city 50 years ago only.I have been refused due to my birth city.Tell me that Croatia is not the most racist country in what they call modern Europe with open border's.
(sasa.p, 24 September 2015 12:28)
(Humanitarian, 24 September 2015 11:28)
"These measures taken out by the Croatian government towards Serbians should have been implemented 20 years ago"
Uhhhh, well they did. Even worse. Operation Storm, remember? The Croats killed 2.000 Serbs, ethnically cleansed 200.000 of them and destroyed 40.000 Serbian real estate objects. It was the biggest case of ethnic cleansing in Europe since WWII, this year exactly 20 years ago.
(Joe A, 24 September 2015 12:07)
I am a Dutchman born and raised in the Netherlands. I have a car with Serbian license plates and need to go for work often to Bosnia. I then go via Croatia. If they halt me then Croatia is violating my rights as a citizen of the EU. If all holders of EU passports who are refused entry complain at their embassy, they and the EU will need to act.
(Joe A, 24 September 2015 10:34)
Though Croatia is banning Serbs from visiting, I don't think Serbia should react to this. Banning Croatian goods is more than enough. I've posted here many times about Croatian media covering the reason there is an increase in Croatian tourists to Serbia lately. That reason is sex tourism. Turns out, Croatian women come to Serbia on the weekends for sex and I for one do not think we should deprive them of this pleasure.
(Ari Gold, 24 September 2015 13:17)
Go idiot Ivo,
Where you there in 1389 to count how many Croatian's fought against Ottoman Soldiers, in Kosovo.
Since then alot incidents have happen between Croatia and Serbia ,with alest million's live's lost in both sides .
So today's incidents are peanut's compared to million's of death's and betrayal's.
(sasa.p, 24 September 2015 16:58)
It's amazing how Islam has created a rift between between these two countries. The ottoman invasions had such a deep physlogical affect on these people. Yet they both forget that there were Croats and Serbs at the battle of Kosovo.
(IVO, 24 September 2015 15:11)
Guys, you don`t need passports at all. Whether you are EU Citizen or Australian Citizen, these days don`t count. The best passport is Syrian or not having documents at all. Having Syrian passport you have more rights than any EU Citizen. You get everything free. Real Syrian Passport cost €850 and is legal.
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(misa, 24 September 2015 22:09)
Though Croatia is banning Serbs from visiting, I don't think Serbia should react to this. Banning Croatian goods is more than enough. I've posted here many times about Croatian media covering the reason there is an increase in Croatian tourists to Serbia lately. That reason is sex tourism. Turns out, Croatian women come to Serbia on the weekends for sex and I for one do not think we should deprive them of this pleasure.
(Ari Gold, 24 September 2015 13:17)
Go idiot Ivo,
Where you there in 1389 to count how many Croatian's fought against Ottoman Soldiers, in Kosovo.
Since then alot incidents have happen between Croatia and Serbia ,with alest million's live's lost in both sides .
So today's incidents are peanut's compared to million's of death's and betrayal's.
(sasa.p, 24 September 2015 16:58)
I am a Dutchman born and raised in the Netherlands. I have a car with Serbian license plates and need to go for work often to Bosnia. I then go via Croatia. If they halt me then Croatia is violating my rights as a citizen of the EU. If all holders of EU passports who are refused entry complain at their embassy, they and the EU will need to act.
(Joe A, 24 September 2015 10:34)
To Joe A
Good luck with complaining ,I am a Australia Citizen with Australian passport with Switzerland number plates car, was refused entry to get to Switzerland,on the Croatia border.The reason ,because I was born in Yugoslavia in Serbian city 50 years ago only.I have been refused due to my birth city.Tell me that Croatia is not the most racist country in what they call modern Europe with open border's.
(sasa.p, 24 September 2015 12:28)
It's amazing how Islam has created a rift between between these two countries. The ottoman invasions had such a deep physlogical affect on these people. Yet they both forget that there were Croats and Serbs at the battle of Kosovo.
(IVO, 24 September 2015 15:11)
(Humanitarian, 24 September 2015 11:28)
"These measures taken out by the Croatian government towards Serbians should have been implemented 20 years ago"
Uhhhh, well they did. Even worse. Operation Storm, remember? The Croats killed 2.000 Serbs, ethnically cleansed 200.000 of them and destroyed 40.000 Serbian real estate objects. It was the biggest case of ethnic cleansing in Europe since WWII, this year exactly 20 years ago.
(Joe A, 24 September 2015 12:07)
Guys, you don`t need passports at all. Whether you are EU Citizen or Australian Citizen, these days don`t count. The best passport is Syrian or not having documents at all. Having Syrian passport you have more rights than any EU Citizen. You get everything free. Real Syrian Passport cost €850 and is legal.
[link]/
(misa, 24 September 2015 22:09)