Hungary Builds Fence on Serbia Border to Stop Migrants

Hungary's foreign minister said the country is closing its border with Serbia and plans to make a fence along the frontier to keep out migrants.
He told reporters Wednesday that the Hungarian government ordered the interior ministry to make a four meter high fence along its 110 mile border with Serbia.
The foreign minister added that the decision does not break any international treaties and that other countries besides Hungary have also closed borders. Preparation work for the fence should be finished by next Wednesday.
Serbia is not yet a member of the European Union, though it is taking steps to become one. Hungary is part of the European Union’s passport-free Schengen zone. This means that, once in Hungary, migrants can easily travel to other countries in the zone.