Angela Merkel is responsible for the current refugee crisis in Europe, the president of Croatia has claimed.
In unusually blunt and undiplomatic language, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović accused Mrs Merkel of causing “chaos”.
“Mrs Merkel called them, and now she’s pulled the handbrake by sayingGermany cannot absorb all these economic migrants,” Mrs Grabar-Kitarović told Croatian television.
“She makes out as if she wasn’t aware that pulling the handbrake when so many cars were on the road would cause chaos. This needs to be resolved now.”
Croatia has been struggling to cope with the influx of thousands of refugees since Hungary closed its border to them last week.
Most are trying to find a new route to Germany since the route through Hungary became impassable.
In August, as other countries turned them away, Mrs Merkel pledged that Germany would take in Syrian refugees.
But as German cities quickly ran out of places in refugee shelters, her government reimposed border controls nine days ago.
Germany is still allowing genuine refugees in, but police are only allowing limited numbers across the border at a time.
Croatia has given out its own mixed messages over refugees. ...
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