Several recent news feed items have reported on the new migration route that has recently opened across the Black Sea to Bulgaria and Romania. In this case the “receiving countries” are not members of the Schengen Zone, and thus are not bound by all the legal niceties that Italy so rigorously observes when “rescuing” migrants. In the Black Sea, the arriving boats are likely to be greeted by cannon fire and summarily returned to Turkey.

This TV report discusses some of the recent arrivals in Romania. Many thanks to Stefan Cel Mare for the translation, and to Vlad Tepes for the subtitling:

Video transcript: