Tag: border

The EU  must help Macedonia with their current situation which has become quite dramatic, as the country has been left isolated and alone to deal with the increased number of immigrants moving through its borders, stated Austria's Minister  for Foreign Affairs. Sebastian Kurz visited Macedonia for one day and made the journey to the immigrant camp in Gevgelija, was accompanied by the...

The government does not have an adequate way of dealing with the migrant crisis, it uses force against migrants and doesn’t allow humanitarian activists to enter the boder zone to help the migrants, is the reaction of the Helsinki Human Rights Committee. They say from there that the instituting of an emergency situation in the country must be brought in...

Members of the Republic of Macedonia Army (ARM) are going to join their colleagues from the special police who are guarding the south border after the Government proclaimed an emergency situation due to the uncontrolled flow of migrants. The Ministry of Interior (MVR) announced that a limited number of illegal migrants are allowed to enter the country, if they belong...

The UNHCR doesn’t condone the closing of the borders by any country in the world, but at this point doesn’t not have information that the border has been officially closed, and we are waiting for a response of the authorities- commented for Meta Aleksandra Kraus, deputy representative of UNHCR in Macedonia. Kraus says they don’t know the consequences of the...

In accordance with international laws, Macedonia has the right to control who enters its territory and to forbid entry to those who don’t fulfill the criteria. This was the remark of the EU Commissioner for enlargement Johanes Hahn at a press conference today. -The Commission is aware of the decision of the Government to declare emergency situation in the border...

Macedonian special police members used tear gas to calm down a growing crowd of unruly migrants which was trying to enter from the border zone to Macedonia, reports Reuters and Radio Slobodna Evropa. The government of Macedonia declared an emergency situation and closed the south border to the migrants, who come mainly from Syria through Greece. The migrants had spent the...

Serbian authorities have decided to close the border with Macedonia, Tabanovce, for migrants and it was done this morning around 7 am, reports "New TV" ( novatv.mk ). Explanation of Serbia for the move is that there is no more room in the refugee camp in Preshevo. The camp is crowded and has no capacity to accept new migrants. Serbia says...