Croatia and Serbia re-open border after dispute over refugees

Croatia and Serbia have re-opened their border after a dispute between the two over how to deal with the refugees trying to enter Croatia resulted in the two countries closing their borders to each other’s goods, stranding lorries and disturbing the supply chain.

After Croatia closed seven of its eight road border crossings to all trucks carrying goods that are not perishable, Serbia retaliated by banning Croatian-registered trucks and all goods made in Croatia causing queues that stretched to 12 km long . Angry truck drivers then blockaded the remaining open border crossing.

On September 24, Croatia escalated the situation by refusing entry to all Serbian vehicles at the Bajakovo and Tovarnik border crossings, although reportedly Serbian vehicles can still enter Croatia if they pass through Bosnia-Herzegovina.