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Taxi drivers from Gevgelija have blocked the railroad because of the prohibition to carry migrants
The Association of Licensed Taxi Drivers "Auto Taxi" in Gevgelija, this morning began a protest at the ban on them transporting migrants from Gevgelija to Kumanovo, the Ministry of the Interior has said. Members of the taxi drivers association, using its vehicles, and their drivers as a human barrier to block the railway bridge on railway line at Suva...
Members of Frontex will be deployed next week to the Macedonian-Greek border
Natasha Bertaud a spokeswoman for the European Commission on Migration Affairs, today announced that members of Frontex next week will be deployed on the border between Macedonia and Greece to help with registration and fingerprinting of refugees and migrants transiting through the country.
Natasha Bertaud said to Greek news agency ANA-MPA that Frontex will decide on the exact number of people who will...
Spasovski commends police officers while Chavkov condemns Greek colleagues
I commend the Macedonian police officers, who handled the whole situation very well despite injured colleagues, said Interior Minister Oliver Spasvoski, who last night with Deputy Interior Minister Mitko Chavkov visited policemen who were injured in the clash with a group of migrants on the border with Greece.
Deputy Minister of Interior Chavkov said that because of the specific situation,...
On the Macedonian-Greek border, in revolt migrants have sewn their mouths shut
A number of refugees from Iran, Kurdistan and Pakistan, who are waiting to enter into Macedonia with great uncertainty, with a needle and thread sewed up their mouths. They believe this way, they are sending a signal that they are not deviating from the intention to go into any of the EU member states, reported "Telma."
Those they call "Economic...
Popovski: We expect the Greek police to organise some sort of circulation on the border
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Popovski, today after a meeting with Ambassadors of the EU member states said that migrants who wait several days for entering the country will not be missed out and that Greek police are expected to clear up the situation on the border, to enable the flow of those fleeing warring hot spots. Minister...
Gruevski – Tusk: Greater coordination between Macedonia and EU needed for refugee crisis
Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, in Skopje today discussed the migrant crisis.
The meeting concluded that the new challenges facing Europe are a consequence of the decisions of a growing number of countries who will only accept the refugees and migrants who come from regions affected by war, but not economic migrants...
Macedonia returns refugees to Greece which will be expelled from the EU
Macedonia has raised fences on the border with Greece to create a "one entry" for refugees and migrants, and not to close the border, President Gjorge Ivanov told the Greek daily "Kathimerini".
The newspaper states that Macedonia a few days began construction work due to concerns that thousands of migrants remain trapped on the Greek side of the border.
Ivanov told...
MOI: The situation on the border with the refugees is normal
The situation on the northern and southern border of the state is normal, said the Interior Ministry, adding that the registration of refugees is normal and there was no-one being held in detention centres.
According to the Interior Ministry, the border with Greece, there are about 700 people who are not allowed into the country because they do not qualify...
New Democracy reacts to the EU over the fence on the Macedonian-Greek border
Greek opposition New Democracy criticized the Macedonian decision to raise a fence on the border with Greece to a European level. The MEP of the right-wing party, Maria Spiraki refered a question to the European Commission's decision on whether raising a fence is in line with the EU guidelines in dealing with the refugee crisis.
Spiraki goes further, seeking an...
UNHCR: Serbia and Macedonia have been controlling the flow of migrants and refugees
Serbia and Macedonia have been controlling the flow of migrants and refugees by only letting migrants from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan pass through the border, announced today the High Commissioner for the United Nations Refugee Agency, Antonio Guterres. (UNHCR).
UNHCR spokeswoman Melita Shunjic said that other migrants are not allowed to enter and that's what limits the people coming and...
Barbed Wire fence on the border with Greece, if refugee crisis gets out of control
After Tuesday's session with the Security Council, which lasted late into the night, they stated that they strongly condemn the terrorist attacks in Paris their deep and sincere condolences go out to the citizens of the Republic of France.
Regarding the threats of violent extremism and foreign terrorist fighters, it was concluded that the institutions regularly undertake measures and well...
Croatia have opened their border, trucks are slowly being let through
Border crossings Bajakovo and Tovarnik are now open to traffic without any restrictions, states the Government of Croatia on their 'Twitter' profile on the social network.
Biljana Muratovska from the Association of Carriers "Macao-trans" confirmed that the Macedonian truckers are already crossing the border.
"Yes, I received direct information from our neighbours that slowly trucks are passing through the border. I...
Serbia have blocked Macedonian transporters taking goods to Croatia
Macedonian transporters and carriers on the Croatian-Serbian and Hungarian-Serbian border are blocked after Belgrade officially decided to block all goods being carried to Croatia or somehow linked to the neighbouring country, which has strained relations because of the refugee crisis.
Namely, truck drivers returning from European countries have to use alternative border entry points in Serbia, because they can not...
Refugee Crisis has stranded 1,000 Macedonian transporters at the border in Serbia!
Macedonian transporters shipping fruit and vegetables to Europe, are stuck at the border crossing between Serbia and Croatia after Zagreb closed the border due to the refugee crisis.
There are about 1,000 trucks waiting to enter and exit the border crossings Batrovci and Bajakovo which are now completely blocked while cars and other vehicles have been diverted to other crossings. Around...
The Government have not discussed the building of a fence on the Greek border
Building a fence on the Greek border, or sending the army has not been discussed at Government sessions, senior government officials sources told 'Meta'.
For now, the Government have not announced an extension of the state of emergency on the southern border with Greece. A government source says that the Macedonian government will act in accordance with EU policy, and for...
MFA translates Minister Poposki’s statement regarding the fence
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs translated the statement Minister Nikola Poposki gave in an interview to the Hungarian weekly, "Figel". According to the MFA, Mr Poposki had said:
"Obviously, we also need some kind of physical protection to reduce illegal border activity. It is difficult to achieve in such a short time, and is not a long term solution.
If we...
Austria closes its motorway on the border with Hungary
The A4 motorway was closed this morning in Austria due to safety reasons, as it is very close to the border, while dozens of migrants were on the road to Vienna, said a police spokesman in the eastern region of Burgenland.
Around 8,000 people entered Austria yesterday and a further 3,600 at midnight, added the spokesman.
Velichkovski: Poposki should build a wire fence around his party’s headquarters, not the border
The fundamental question today is how Macedonia can help and assist with European efforts and measures to assist with the refugee crisis, and not to set up a barbed wire fence on the Macedonian-Greek border, says the President of the Liberal Party, Ivon Velickovski after yesterday's statement by the Foreign Minister Nikola Popovski.
"While families and refugees were being re-united...
MFA is verifying Poposki’s statement regarding the fence
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs still has no information whether Minister Nikola Popovski in an interview with the Hungarian weekly, "Figel 'really said that Macedonia is considering to raise a fence, similar to the Hungarian border in order to protect its borders from the recent wave of refugees.
"We are still waiting for verification of the statement", we were told...
Macedonia and Serbia are forming a joint refuge zone
The new agreement that will be ratified by the governments of Macedonia and Serbia will determine border procedures of the border crossing at the train line Tabanovce – Preshevo. This was voted today by the parliamentary commission for foreign policy.
The decision will see the forming of a new joint-authority zone where the personnel will conduct their duties in order...
