Croatian parliament approves use of army on border
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On March 21, the Croatian Parliament adopted by a majority of votes two amendments to the law, which allows the army's participation in security at the border. Amendments to the law on the defense of the state border are adopted taking into account the recommendations of the Minister of Internal Affairs, with the written consent of the President. Now the army, as well as the police, will be able to ensure the inviolability of the borders of Croatia, if necessary. Meanwhile, the parliamentary opposition is preparing a request to the Constitutional Court about the incomplete lawfulness of the law and the threat of militarization of society.
On March 2, during the talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Croatian Prime Minister Tihomir Oreshkovich announced that the army and the Croatian police will defend their borders. At the same time, Croatia will have to amend the law on the army. As is known, forced migrants first arrive in Greece and then through the Balkan countries try to get to Central Europe. In September 2015, a sad record was set - almost 10 thousand migrants arrived to the territory of Croatia at a time. The Balkan countries were forced to begin to tighten the rules for crossing the border.
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