BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – The latest developments as European governments rush to cope with the huge number of people moving across Europe. All times local (CET):
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9:10 a.m.
The Hungarian government is expected to declare a state of emergency due to the large number of refugees and others who have been entering the country.
The state of emergency would allow the government to mobilize the army – pending parliamentary approval next week – to help police with border control, force courts to prioritize cases involving people caught entering Hungary illegally and give police the power to search homes without a warrant if they suspect migrants may be hiding there.
The Cabinet will make a decision about declaring the state of emergency at its meeting on Tuesday. Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview on Hungarian broadcaster TV2 that he expects the Cabinet to do so.
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9:05 a.m.
Hundreds of migrants have spent a night in tents or out in the open on the Serbian side of the border with Hungary awaiting the opening of the crossing at Roszke, which was closed shortly after midnight.
Hundreds continue to arrive, though Serbian border guards say that the crossing into Hungary will no longer be open. Two official crossings will allow migrants to cross, but will only allow in those who have applied for asylum in Serbia. Those who have not will be returned to Serbia.
Serbian officials have said they will not accept migrants back from Hungary.