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EU: Building wire fence on border between Macedonia and Serbia not part of the agreement with Serbia
The European Union has rejected the claims that the building of a wire fence between Serbia and North Macedonia is part of an agreement with Serbia.
As was announced by the EU Commission's spokeswoman, Ana Pisonero, Brussels is providing significant financial and technical aid to its Western Balkans partners in managing migration and for that purpose, it has allocated over...
Citizens of Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Bosnia cannot enter North Macedonia without PCR test
During yesterday's session, the Government of North Macedonia adopted the Commission for Infectious Diseases' recommendation to introduce PCR tests for citizens of Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Hercegovina as a prerequisite for entering the country. The decision will become effective today and will last until a new decision has been adopted by the Government.
The mandatory RT PCR SARS-CoV-2...
IPA program funds will be used to open the Markova noga border crossing between Macedonia and Greece
Working groups on a technical level from Macedonia and Greece, including representatives from the Delegation of the European Union, have held a meeting today in Skopje during which they talked about the preparations for the opening of the new border crossing in the area of Markova noga and Lemos on the Greek side, informs the Ministry of Local Self-Government....
Albanian “Top Channel” publishes old photo as disinformation of Gruevski at the border
Albanian TV "Top Channel" released a photo of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski fleeing and claim that it was taken at the border crossing Hani Hoti at the Albanian-Montenegrin border on 11 November, 2018, at 7 pm and 11 minutes. The article and picture was shared by a large number of Albanian, Hungarian and some Macedonian media outlets, without checking the...
Government proposes state of emergency be extended until June 2019
The government has proposed that the state of emergency on the southern and northern border be extended until June 30, 2019, in order to prevent the entry and transit of migrants on the territory of Macedonia.
The draft decision on amending the original decision for the approval of the extension of the deadline for the existence of a state of...
Sugarski informed about the details concerning the building of a railroad network with Bulgaria
The minister of Transportation and Communications, Goran Sugareski, informed today about the details from the Memorandum for understanding between Macedonia and Bulgaria regarding the development of a railroad network.
He stressed that the signing of this Memorandum is a precondition for a sustainable economic growth and development in the region.
-With this Memorandum, we are obliging in the...
Farmers will block the borders if they don’t receive subventions by Friday
Revolted by the non-payment of subventions, between 12:00 and 13:00, today, farmers will block various roads in the country. They demand to meet the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy, Mihail Cvetkov by Friday, the Minister of Finance, Kiril Minoski, and the manager of the Payment Agency, Igor Zlatkov.
"We demand meetings at these three institutions to see who...
The Greek blockades and the frozen Danube have burdened the railroad traffic
The railroad traffic is overburdened and the train capacities are completely full, as was alarmed by the Macedonian companies that are seeking for alternative transportation because of the blockade of the border crossing Evzoni by Greek farmers for the third week.
The manager of Macedonian railroads “Transport” Nikola Kostov, for Meta said that there won’t be any delays of the...
Evzoni border crossing is still closed, at Medžitlija and Dojran border crossings, vehicles are waiting for an hour to cross the border
The Evzoni border crossing, at the Greek-Macedonian border, is closed for traffic for the 7th day in a row, due to a strike by the Greek farmers. The border crossings Dojran and Mežitlija are open, where due to an increased frequency there is a delay of at least one hour, said AMSM.
At other border crossings, except for Bogorodica,...
Tensions on the border near Gevgelija caused the three Presidents to cancel their visit to quota 59
At Idomeni, tensions have flared up again between refugees and the Macedonian police. A short time ago, a group of refugees began to pull at the fence of the Macedonian-Greek border to make a hole in the fence and enter Macedonian territory.
With the intent to distract the refugees, the Macedonian police threw stun grenades towards the refugees. Greek special...
New tensions in Idomeni, refugees push old wagon on the railway towards armored vehicles
The situation remains tense in Idomeni after yesterday's clashes. Today a group of refugees gathered again at the fence and demanded the Macedonian police open the border.
Today's communication, however, is still calm. Refugees demanded the Macedonian police to let them through, commenting that they were not terrorists. The response from the Macedonian side was that the border can not be...
New tensions flare up in Idomeni after false information spreads that borders will open
Today in Idomeni a stressful and anxiety situation unfolded because of speculation earlier that day, that the Greek-Macedonia border will open. Even though the camp has began to empty since Friday, new people arrive everyday. Thousands of refugees from the refugee centers from around Thessaloniki went to Idomeni on foot with false information that the borders will be opened,...
Refugees have withdrawn from the motorway Evzoni – Thessaloniki
The motorway Evzoni - Thessaloniki is now open and vehicles are moving freely. The hundred refugees this morning who blocked the road in protest, asked that borders be opened to continue their journey to Europe.
Soon after the police opened the road for vehicles and is now free to travel and to Thessaloniki and in the direction of Thessaloniki to...
New protest by refugees and a blockade of the motorway Evzoni – Thessaloniki
The motorway from the Greek-Macedonian border to Thessaloniki has been blocked again by refugees. Around one hundred people blocked the road near Polikastro in protest to the living conditions in the temporary migrant camps and in Idomeni and in Kilkis.
The refugees set up the first blockade yesterday to protest both at Polikastro and the crossing Evzoni. From this morning...
Ivanov: Macedonia will take all measures to protect it’s state borders and national security
Macedonia is neither a member of the European Union nor NATO, nor is it part of the Schengen area and can not bear the consequences of the policy of the European Union, said President Gjorge Ivanov after meeting with the National Security Council convened in a wider composition, after approximately 1,500 refugees illegally entered Macedonia from Greece.
“Last night there...
Macedonian Police have arrested 28 journalists for illegally crossing the border
Mariana Karakoulaki, a journalist who has been covering the refugee crisis in Greece, posted on her "Twitter" account that photographer Dimitris Tosidis and 30 other journalists and activists were arrested by the Macedonian security forces on the Macedonian-Greek border.
Another her tweet said, "URGENT: photographer Dimitris Tosidis was arrested by the Macedonian Army as they reported on the #RefuGR march,...
Hundreds of refugees from Greece have entered the village of Moin, ARM and the MOI are on standby
Around 600 to 700 migrants from the thousands who have been stranded at the camp in Idomeni for the last ten days on the Greek side of the border, this afternoon managed to illegally cross the border into Macedonia and arrived at the village of Moin near Gevgelija, confirmed the Ministry of iInterior for "Meta".
They added that the group...
Distressing scenes in Idomeni, as children lay down on the railroad in the mud begging for borders to be opened
The Refugee ordeal in Idomeni is deteriorating as fast as the weather. About 12,000 refugees are stuck in the mud and garbage in the refugee camp amid heavy rain which is expected to last until Wednesday.
In desperation a small group of refugee children have laid down on the rail tracks begging for the borders to be opened. The scene...
Refugee Torment: Two hours wait for food – doctor, toilets – How many days to get into Macedonia!?
In a desperate situation, without the basic living conditions, in thin tents on open ground 14,000 refugees from Syria and Iraq are spread across a field in Idomeni, waiting on European leaders, who are in Brussels deciding whether to "seal" the Balkan Route, and what to do with the thousands of refugees stranded in Idomeni. Even though the conditions...
At Idomeni 10,000 refugees are waiting to be allowed into Macedonia
More than 10,000 refugees are stranded in the camp at Idomeni waiting to be let through by Greece into Macedonia. The number is increasing daily, from 1,000 to 2,000 refugees. The closed gate on the Macedonian side has not discouraged refugees, who arrive in large numbers daily from the Greek islands, and from there make their way to Athens,...
