HUNGARY was set to close its border with Croatia at midnight yesterday, leaving only official crossings open, in its latest crackdown on refugees.

Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto reported the decision after a meeting of the national security cabinet yesterday afternoon.

Hungary shut its border with Serbia last month after building a barbed wire fence and has since extended the barrier to stop refugees who took a detour through Croatia.

Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar had warned Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban at a summit on Thursday evening that carrying through the threat would create a “domino effect” across Europe.

“If borders north of us start getting closed or much tighter controls were applied, Slovenia will act reciprocally in the same way,” he said.

Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic told the summit: “Croatia can always also build a fence, but we don’t want that, it’s the last option.”

Poland announced yesterday that it would send vehicles and border guards to help Hungary seal its crossings.