Balkans sceptical over EU plans

Southeast European countries facing an unprecedented influx of migrants reacted cautiously Monday  to new EU plans to help stem the crisis,following an emergency mini summit at the weekend.The European Union pledged to help set up 100,000 places in reception centers along the migrant route through the Balkans, in a bid to defuse the rising tensions on its eastern frontier as tens of thousands pass through on their way to northern Europe. A 17- point plan, announced after emergency talks between the heads of 10 EU nations and non-EU Albania, Serbia and Macedonia, including an undertaking that no country will let migrants through to an adjoining state without first getting their neighbor,s agreement.
Another key element of the plan is to speed up information exchange between countries to coordinate their efforts. It is crucial that commitment are fulfilled in practice. If that does not happen from (Monday) on the situation will not improve significantly . In such a case , we continue along the path that I referred to at my arrival, he said, in reference to his comments ahead of the summit that the EU would start" falling apart" without immediate, concrete actions. More than 670,000 people have reached European soil this year- many of them fleeing violence in Syria,Iraq and Afghanistan- in the continents worst migration crisis since word war II.
Some3000 have died making the dangerous's Mediterranean sea crossing and, with winter fast approaching,the fear is that more could face the same fate on the land route through the Balkans. tension have also grown after Bulgaria,Romania and Serbia warned over the weekend they could close their borders to stop them becoming a "buffer zone" for the streams of people entering Europe every  day. Macedonian president warned that his tiny Balkan nation ,a key transit state, could host a maximum of 2000 migrants if crossing points were shut down.
the EU new reception places, to be provided with the help of the United Nation refugee agency. the UNHCR  will help provide shelter and speedup registration of migrants, according to European Commission president.
Some50,000 places will be created across Balkan countries such a Macedonia and Serbia,while the other half will be located in Greece.