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Border Tense as Serbia, Croatia Block Traffic in Migrants Dispute
BAJAKOVO, CROATIA—
Tensions on the Serbia-Croatia border are growing in a tit-for-tat blockade sparked by the influx1 of refugees and other migrants.
Parked cargo2 trucks span the border at the main crossing between Croatia and Serbia as trade has become a victim of Europe's migrant crisis.
The backlog3 began when Croatia responded to the cross-border flood of refugees and other migrants by closing all but one crossing with Serbia.
Zagreb banned all trucks from Serbia except perishable4 goods, a move that cut off Serbian trade links to much of Europe.
Belgrade responded with its own embargo5 on imports from Croatia.
Not to be outdone, Croatia issued a block on all vehicles registered in Serbia, bringing traffic to nearly a full stop.
The trade war revives bitter rhetoric6 and memories between neighbors who only two decades ago fought a real war.
While a slow trickle7 of vehicles is crossing the border from Croatia into Serbia, the truck drivers here all say the same thing: They've been stuck two or three days because of the political situation. And, in the meantime, they're losing money.
1 influx | |
n.流入,注入 | |
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2 cargo | |
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物 | |
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3 backlog | |
n.积压未办之事 | |
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4 perishable | |
adj.(尤指食物)易腐的,易坏的 | |
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5 embargo | |
n.禁运(令);vt.对...实行禁运,禁止(通商) | |
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6 rhetoric | |
n.修辞学,浮夸之言语 | |
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7 trickle | |
vi.淌,滴,流出,慢慢移动,逐渐消散 | |
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