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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...

Ivanov: Greece is not cooperating with our institutions for the refugee crisis

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov has appealed to Greece not to let the name issue get in the way of the cooperation between the two countries in the field of security and in dealing with the refugee crisis. The ​​security of certain areas continues to be held hostage due to the unresolved name dispute. “During the refugee crisis summit in Brussels,...

MOI: The migrant situation on the southern and the northern border is stable

The situation with the flow of migrants to the northern border, in the Refugee Centre in Tabanovce is calm at the moment, and in the last 24 hours at the border a total of 2.715 migrants arrived in Serbia, announced the Ministry of Interior (MOI) today. The Interior Ministry announced that from midnight to 8:00 am this morning, at Tabanovce,...

Chavkov in Sofia: Macedonia can only take 3,000 migrants a day

The number of migrants transiting through the West Balkan route, which passes through the territory of Macedonia should be limited and should not exceed 3,000 migrants a day, said the Deputy Minister of Interior Mitko Chavkov among other things, within the third working session of the Salzburg Forum which was being held in Sofia, Bulgaria. Chavkov said that the implementation of measures...

ARM denies “Kathimerini”: Macedonia is not setting up a fence, just clearing the terrain in case we need to

On the Macedonian-Greek border at this time, there is no fence being raised, but it is being cleared up and preparation are taking place ] on the ground just in a case the Macedonian authorities do decide on setting up the fence, a spokesman for the Macedonian Army (ARM), Lt. Toni Janevski, T This counters the Greek daily "Kathimerini" Newspaper,...

“Kathimerini”: Macedonia have started building a fence on the border with Greece

According to the Greek newspaper "Kathimerini", Macedonia has began rising fences on the border with Greece to deal with the waves of refugees and migrants flowing into the country who are focused on getting to Central Europe. Macedonia's Security Council assessed the possibility of raising a fence on the border with Greece within the the time of a weekend however, only if...

Macedonian authorities remain secretive over information on Paris bomber

Is the Syrian citizen Ahmed Almuhamed , the assumed terrorist in Paris, who apparently drove through the territory of Macedonia? It still remains a mystery, and Macedonian authorities have remained silent and secretive over the matter. Greece and Serbia yesterday confirmed that a person with that identity,went through the so-called 'Balkan Corridor', the most popular route for refugees moving towards...

Greek fears grow over US pressure on Macedonia name dispute

The dispute over the name of Macedonia can be found high on the list diplomatic priorities of the Greek government this fall, in the face of strong US pressure. Following the return to power of Alexis Tsipras, the Greek media has continued to report that the United States has, and continues too exert concentrated pressure for the dispute to be...

Will Greece propose new name suggestions for negotiations from November?

John Kerry, US Secretary of State, suggests that Greece should be try from November to make new proposals in the negotiations, said the Greek media. According to the TV station "Mega", the Greek side responded positively, but stressed that these attempts will be discounts if the Macedonian side did not show an equally strong will to compromise. The meeting reportedly...

Tsipras hopes things begin to move between Athens and Skopje

The Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, hopes that measures to build confidence will help to speed up the process of resolving the name dispute. Speaking at the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), the Greek Prime Minister said that Greece is working to resolve all outstanding issues with the countries of the Western Balkans, pointing to the dispute...

Kurz: EU must help Macedonia with immigrants

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...

End of the Greek drama: Athens and the creditors reached an agreement

Eurozone leaders reached an agreement on financial assistance to Greece, which for five months was trying to find a compromise with creditors. President of the European Council Donald Tusk via "Twitter" announced that agreement with Greece has been reached "unanimously". "Everything is ready for the European stability mechanism to provide financial assistance to Greece in exchange for serious reform," Tusk wrote. https://twitter.com/eucopresident/status/620486708233129984 He...

Progress in negotiations between Greece and creditors

The finance ministers of the Eurozone today afternoon completed the session of the new reform proposal for Greece, which should enable financial assistance to it. For outstanding questions, the leaders of the 19 Eurozone countries will continue to discuss this evening. The head of the Eurogroup, who in the past two days was in session nearly 15 hours, Jeroen Dijsselbloem,...

Greece hopes that it won’t be excluded from the Eurozone

The eyes in Greece remain turned to Brussels. The hopes are that the scenario for exiting the Eurozone slowly fades primarily due to the cancellation of the summit of 28 EU member states, instead of which, only summit of the leaders of the Eurozone will be held. This step is seen as the first sign that it is possible...

EU Summit cancelled – chances of Greece’s salvation are slim

President of the European Council Donald Tusk today announced that the EU Summit, which was to be held tonight because of the Greek crisis, was cancelled and representatives of the 19 member states of the Eurozone continue to negotiate a financial bailout of Greece. Previously, EC Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis said that the Commission assessed that "the prospects are quite slim"...

New meeting of Eurozone finance ministers for Greece

The finance ministers of the Eurozone countries will today meet at a new extraordinary meeting in Brussels after yesterday failing to agree whether to support the plan for a new Greek assistance program or to cut off Greece from the common European currency. - We could not agree, we will continue tomorrow - said late last night Dutch minister and...

Greek crisis emptied casinos in Gevgelija

Number of clients from Greece in casinos in Gevgelija is falling from 2011 onwards, but it is more emphasized in the recent period. - Greeks are permanently in crisis, but from 2011 onwards, their number in the casinos is increasingly falling. It is more emphasized now because of the economic uncertainty and the closure of banks. The trend of declining...

Tsipras before the key 48 hours

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is facing the most intense 48 hours in his prime ministerial career. Torn between the Greek "no" to the rigorous measures, pressures from the extreme wing of SYRIZA not to accept European pressures, agreement and promise to most of the Greek political forces that an agreement that will keep the country in the Eurozone...