Tag: migrant crisis

President Gjorge Ivanov, at today's meeting with the President of the European Council Donald Tusk in Brussels, called for "a new impulse and sending a positive message" to unblock Macedonia's integration into the European Union and start accession negotiations. Responding to a journalist's question on whether an attempt has been made to accommodate a larger number of migrants in Macedonia...

Tomorrow, Parliament at a plenary session should vote on the government's proposal to continue the crisis situation, which was introduced in August, 2015, due to the migrant crisis and the large transit of migrants and refugees across the country. On June 30th, the validity of the decision to prolong the crisis situation, which was adopted in October last year, expires,...

“This protracted crisis is holding your country back from your Euro-Atlantic path. It is for you to find a solution based on democratic principles, decency and common sense. Only such a solution can be a lasting one. When you find it, you can count on our support”, said the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, at a joint...

The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk will be visiting Macedonia next week as part of his Balkan tour, confirmed Tusk’s cabinet for Meta. "President Tusk will be on a regional tour to discuss among other things the implementation of the EU's timely response to the migration crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean and to review the situation on the...

The Special Public Prosecutor, who was appointed by Parliament in 2015 to investigate officials involved in the wiretapping scandal and crimes by political figures, continues to face pressure in carrying out her work, says the report by "Amnesty International" about the situation on human rights for 2016/2017. “In October (last year), the transitional Parliament rejected a proposal to extend the...

The European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, today at the Ministry of Interior, donated 33 off-road vehicles designed for strengthening and modernizing the capacity of the Macedonian Border Police and the Centre for Crisis Management (CUK). Hahn, in his address for the occasion of the handover of the donation, said it was a strong sign of...

President Gjorge Ivanov paid a working visit to Istanbul, Turkey today and met with the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan . The focus of the talks between the two presidents were bilateral relations and cooperation, with emphasis on issues related to security, the migrant crisis and economic relations. At the meeting they agreed to strengthen contacts and cooperation between the security...

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...

The Steering Committee’s meeting over the migrant crisis lasted late into the night, due to the new circumstances and measures introduced by the countries of the Balkan route, which was confirmed for "Meta" by the Center for Crisis Management (CCM) and the Ministry of Interior ( MOI) that they had not adopted new measures, but had confirmed the previous...

Over 600 migrants from Afghanistan are currently stuck in the reception camp at the Macedonian-Serbian border-crossing of Tabanovce, after Serbia closed its border to migrants with citizenship from Afghanistan, the Ministry of Interior (MOI) told "Meta". The MOI, also told "Meta" that they deny the information from news agencies and some of the Greek media that Serbian and Macedonian authorities have...

The Macedonian Army (ARM) this morning began putting up the wired fence from the left and the right side of the quota 59 of the Macedonian-Greek border, confirmed Army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Toni Janevski for “Meta”. The decision on setting up the fence, according to information, was made this morning by the government coordinating body for dealing with migrant crisis,...

Yesterday the Ministry of Interior (MOI) issued certificates which expressed intention to seek asylum of a total of 1.794 migrants. Of these, as announced by the Ministry, most of the citizens are from Afghanistan a total of 958, from Syria 524 people were registered and 312 migrants from Iraq. Last week, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia closed their borders to...

Yesterday it was confirmed from the that the expressed intention to seek asylum, from the Ministry of Interior (MOI) has issued to a total of 3702 migrants who have entered the country through of Greece. Most of yesterday registered migrants are Syrian nationals, a total of 2.313 people, Afghanistan has a total of 961 people, and Iraq has a total...

In the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Interior issued 'intention to seek asylum' certificates in the country a total of 2,254 migrants, most of which were Syrian nationals, a total of 1337 people reports the Ministry of Interior (MOI). Since the beginning of issuing the certificates, from June the 19th this year to date, according to the Ministry of...

  The European Union called for an emergency meeting where its member states will discuss the escalation of the migrant crisis, reports the BBC. According to information the EU presidency has called the foreign ministers of all 28 member states to a meeting on September 14. The EU's announcement states that the crisis has reached "unprecedented proportions". "The situation of migration phenomena outside...

Residents of Britain are involved in smuggling migrants from France to the United Kingdom, across the English Channel, commented for the BBC the mayor of the French town Teteggem near Dunkirk. In part of the reportage by the British national service, its field crew noticed cars carrying British plates, nearby the migrant camp on the periphery of Dunkirk, on the...