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No migrants on the South border, State of Emergency will last until the end of the year

The state of emergency which was declared by the government last summer due to the migrant crisis, and was approved by Parliament, will last until the end of this year. The Crisis Management Centre (CMC) told “Meta” that currently, the situation on the Southern border is calm, without pressure, unlike it was last year when tens of thousands of migrants...

Refugees from the Idomeni camp have moved to the motorway around Evzoni

The refugees from the camp on the Macedonian-Greek border who refused to leave and go to the other refugee centres near Thessaloniki have found shelter in empty buildings along the motorway. Thousands of people have sent up their tents in abandoned petrol pumps in the surrounding area of Idomeni, just before the border crossing, Evzoni, in two abandoned buildings and...

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...

Refugees in Idomeni and Piraeus refuse to leave their makeshift camps

Macedonian police threw tear gas to clear a group of refugees protesting at the fence in Idomeni. Greek media reported that some of the refugees were unconscious and were have trouble breathing because of the incident. Refugees protested again this morning on the fence demanding the border be opened. Yesterday a leaflet in Arabic circulated around the camp, inviting refugees to...

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,...

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...