An emergency summit of EU leaders has been called to discuss the continuing refugee crisis.
European Council president Donald Tusk has convened the meeting which will be held next Wednesday – a day after justice ministers meet to discuss new plans for dealing with the crisis.
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The news comes as Croatia receives thousands of refugees who were turned away from Hungary with water cannon and tear gas.
The UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon has criticised Hungary's refusal to receive refugees fleeing from Syria