Refugee crisis spawns war of words among Eastern European leaders Tens of thousands moving through Eastern Europe towards Austria Thomson Reuters Posted: Sep 19, 2015 6:03 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 19, 2015 8:34 PM ET Thousands of refugees flood into Croatia 2:06 Close Refugees' journey to Canada Refugees' journey to Canada 12:00 Refugees' journey to Canada 12:00 Close European nations squabble over refugee crisis European nations squabble over refugee crisis 4:56 -- fence, tear gas and water cannon on its southern border with Serbia to bar their route into the European Union. EU leaders, deeply divided, are due to meet on Wednesday in a fresh attempt to agree on how and where to distribute 160,000 refugees among their countries, but the noises from some of the newer members of the bloc were far from friendly. * Has the UN asked Canada to take 9,000 refugees by Christmas? * Croatia tells migrants keep moving toward Hungary or Slovenia -- More deaths at sea Croatia, a country of 4.4 million people forged as an independent state in a 1991-95 war, has suddenly found itself in the way of the largest migration of people westwards since the Second World War. On Friday, Milanovic said the country could not cope, and would simply wave the refugees and migrants on. Croatia Slovenia Migrants -- up through the impoverished Balkans to the former Yugoslavia, of which Croatia and Slovenia are members of the EU. Many are rushing to beat rougher seas; on Saturday, a girl believed to be five years old died and 13 other migrants were feared drowned when their boat sank off the island of Lesbos. A second, exhausted group of around 40 people reached the inundated island in a tiny dinghy following a traumatic journey from Turkey, having paddled through the night with their hands across 10 kilometres of sea when their engine failed. Hungary Migrants A man holds his children while crossing a border from Croatia in -- Nearly 4,700 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Saturday as they tried to reach Europe but one woman was found dead on board a boat, Italy's coast guard said. July and August alone brought 150,000 migrants and refugees to Greek shores, about as many as the EU says it is planning to accommodate if it can overcome the opposition of many newer members of the bloc in eastern Europe to the quotas Germany and others in northern and western Europe are calling for. -- have arrived since Wednesday. Those who went from Croatia to Slovenia, seeking another way into Austria, faced blocked bridges and determined Slovenian riot police. Police in Slovenia say more than 1,000 migrants have entered the country, but hundreds more are waiting at the border as they let in only limited numbers. Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar suggested he may have to discuss with neighbouring states the creation of a "corridor" to allow their passage through the tiny country of 2 million people. European Union enlargement commissioner Johannes Hahn on Saturday proposed giving $1.1 billion US to Turkey to deal with the migrant crisis. He spoke after touring a refugee camp in Gevgelija, on Macedonia's southern border with Greece, where about 5,000 migrants are passing through daily. © Thomson Reuters, 2015 Reuters * Report Typo -- Latest Video * Iran releases detained U.S. sailors Iran releases detained U.S. sailors 1:20 Video shows 10 navy members who were held overnight before being let go * Refugees fleeing conflict continue to arrive in Greece Refugees fleeing conflict continue to arrive in Greece 1:17 Ship carrying over 1,000 people lands in port of Piraeus * Obama on the threat of ISIS Obama on the threat of ISIS 1:30 President Barack Obama delivers his final annual report card on the U.S * 'Food Stamp recipients didn’t cause the 'Food Stamp recipients didn’t cause the 1:27 President Barack Obama delivers his final annual report card on the U.S Advertisment Most Viewed * Powerball lottery jackpot world's largest at $1.3B US read comments * Cologne mass sex assaults appear planned, co-ordinated, German justice minister says read comments * Drug lord El Chapo met with Sean Penn while on the run from authorities: Rolling Stone read comments -- Don't Miss * canada dollar loonie Canadian dollar will drop to 59 cents US in 2016, Macquarie forecasts * Obama State of Union Analysis Barack Obama delivers 'peppery and partisan' final state of the union address * A3 e-tron NAIAS 2016 NAIAS 2016: Detroit car show models are watching you right back * Powerball Jackpot Powerball lottery: 5 things Canadians need to know * John Tory and Justin Trudeau Updated Trudeau praises Toronto's response to Syrian refugee resettlement * Les Deux Alpes map Updated Alps avalanche kills 2 French high school students, 1 Ukrainian skier * Kevin O'Leary New Kevin O'Leary tries to trump Rachel Notley, saying she's 'bankrupt' of ideas * Predicting the 2016 Oscar nominees Analysis Oscar nominations 2016: CBC's Eli Glasner predicts the finalists * TURKEY-BLAST/ Istanbul suicide bomber entered the country as a refugee, PM says * Transport trucks lined up in Nipigon, Ont., winter Nipigon River Bridge delays slow $100M of goods shipped daily * canadian powerball ticket holder Powerball lottery: Questions about legitimacy of online ticket brokers not stopping Canadians * Oil and gas Oklahoma fracking lawsuit Oil prices Who wins, who loses when oil drops below $30 * CANADA/ RRSPs Selling your house in retirement: What not to do * winter storm 2016 Atlantic winter weather causes widespread outages, cancellations * Oilpatch Outlook 20151028 Analysis Seeking a political scapegoat for plunging oil: Don Pittis Explore CBC -- CBC gem logo Radio-Canada ©2016 CBC/Radio-Canada. All rights reserved Visitez Radio-Canada.ca