Hungary's prime minister has said eastern European nations are forced to protect themselves from the "brutal threat" of mass migration until the EU organises a united response to the refugee crisis.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government has built a fence to keep out refugees on the Serbian border and is rapidly constructing a similar 3.5-metre-high steel fence on the Croatian border.
Hungary has started to build a fence on its border with Croatia in a bid to stem the increasing pressure faced by the number of refugees crossing into Europe through its borders, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said today.
Orban referred to the construction as a "fast-solution fence" which would cover the 41-kilometre stretch of the border between the two countries. Work is expected to be completed by Friday.
Earlier this week the country erected a 109-mile razor wire fence on its border with Serbia and police confirmed today that close to 500 people had been detained after crossing into the south of Hungary from Croatia yesterday.
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Thousands of refugees and migrants have been trapped in a cruel tug-of-war overnight as European nations squabble over what to do with them.
Croatians have been warning refugees and migrants who are attempting to cross the country's border to be aware of minefields in the area.