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Milivoje Misha Pantovic

Milivoje Misha Pantovic is a freelance journalist based in Belgrade, Serbia.

Migrants wait for food distribution inside an abandoned factory close to the Croatian border near the town of Sid, Serbia, Dec. 19, 2017. There are about 8,000 refugees and migrants stranded in Serbia, a result of a tougher European border policies that f

Migrants stuck in Serbia play a desperate ‘game’ to reach the EU

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Nearly 8,000 refugees and migrants are currently stranded in Serbia. Iraqis and Syrians have the best chances of being granted asylum. People with money can pay a smuggler to take them across the border. It’s only the most desperate that try to cross the border into Croatia — and the European Union — illegally.