Work has begun in Hungary on a four-metre high fence to close the open border with Serbia. <br /><br /> Belgrade is strongly opposed to the plan which has also been criticised by the Council of Europe and the United Nations.<br /><br /> Hungary begins building fence on southern border with Serbia to stem unprecedented flow of migrants: http://t.co/IAFtiorYAS— The Associated Press (@AP) 13 Juillet 2015<br /> <br /><br /> Stretching for 175 kilometres, the fence is designed to stem the influx of illegal immigrants coming up through the Balkans in the south and heading for the EU.<br /><br /> Figures suggest their numbers have almost doubled so far year-on-year.<br /><br /> More than 70 000 have been recorded in Hungary since the start of the year, the majority from the Middle East and North Africa.<br /><br /> That is compared to 43 000 for the whole of 2014.
