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MOI: There was no clash between the police and taxi drivers in Gevgelija
The Ministry of Interior has denied reports that yesterday there was a clash between police officers who were providing security at the railway and taxi drivers protesting in Gevgelija.
The Ministry of Interior said that one of the taxi drivers fell ill, but not because force was used against him, but because he had a chronic disease. He fainted and...
Gruevski for “To Vima”: I will sign with two hands that Macedonia has no territorial claims in Greece
The name dispute is an absurd dispute, and Macedonia has no territorial claims in Greece and does not ask for the exclusive use of the term Macedonia, said the VMRO-DPMNE leader Nikola Gruevski in an interview with the Greek newspaper "To Vima".
In the interview, Gruevski says he wants good cooperation with Greece and wants to find a compromise in the...
Tensions grow in Gevgelija, as taxi drivers block the railroad tracks
Tensions grow in Gevgelija after two taxi drivers were injured after they had put up a blockade on the railroad tracks, reported Nova TV.
Taxi drivers have become increasingly angry because the Macedonian Railway as well as the institutions violated the terms of their agreement, and are again transporting refugees through the day.
According to information from the field, a taxi driver...
In the last 24 hours 3.256 refugees have passed through Macedonia
In the last day and night, 3.256 foreign nationals were granted certificates for 'expressed intention to seek asylum'. Out of the total 3.256, 1.126 are male, 766 are female and 1,364 are children accompanied by an adult with a certificate.
The MOI reports that, 1.516 of the migrants are citizens from Syria, 904 are citizens from Iraq, and 836 are citizens from Afghanistan.
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Bakoyannis to Kotzias: Did you know that the EU will give money to Macedonia to deal with the refugees?
The former Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs and who is currently responsible for foreign policy in the New Democracy Party Dora Bakoyannis, activated a new alarm about the possible exclusion of Greece from the Schengen area. Bakoyannis sent a parliamentary question to the Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, about reports that the European Union planned financial assistance to Macedonia to...
Poposki: Sealing Off the Border with Greece a Second-Worst Scenario
Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki, in an interview with the "Wall Street Journal" says sealing the border with Greece would be the second worst scenario for dealing with the migrant crisis. Popovski said the best solution, would be to reduce the flow of migrants through Turkey along with Greece installing a more effective system for registration, and sending back...
Macedonia has the capacity to care for 2000 refugees, and is under pressure to take in more
The number of refugees arriving in Greece is increasing daily and the border is closed. As announced by Macedonian authorities, the interruption in the flow of migrants is at the request of Slovenia, allegedly due to a malfunction on the railway lines.
The pressure to resolve the migrant crisis increases everyday, even more so due to the fact that today Serbia have...
Germany and Austria are planning to close the Macedonian border, and build “Mega-Camps” for refugees
Germany and Austria, in cooperation with the Macedonian and Greek government are developing a plan to close the Macedonian-Greek border for refugees, says the agency "Sputnik", reporting its information from the German newspaper "Bild".
According to the German newspaper, experts from Vienna, Brussels and Berlin want to close the border and equip the area with a surveillance system. At the...
Greece fears that Macedonia will completely close its border to refugees
The number of refugees in Idomeni is on the rise as the border crossing remains closed.
Fear has begun to grow in Greece because of the decision to close the Macedonian border to refugees may be more than just temporary.
Although the official explanation is that the border is closed at the request of Slovenia due to a malfunction on the...
Due to the defect on the Slovenian railway, the neutral zone Idomeni has been closed
A defect on the railway infrastructure in Slovenia is the reason for the closure of the neutral zone at the border crossing, Idomeni where the migrants cross the border from Greece to Macedonia, said the from the Ministry of Interior to “Meta”.
“We were informed from other countries on the Western Balkan route that there had been a reduce the...
More than 4000 refugees registered in a day and night in Macedonia
A total of 4026 certifications for expressed intention for applying for asylum from Asia and Africa have been issued in the past day and night, with the largest numbers of refugees from Syria, announced the Ministry of Interior.
The police also announced that 1,616 of the certificates are for males, 881 for females, 1,512 are for children who are accompanying...
Spasovski: Without a new, crystal clear and reliable voters list, fair elections will not be possible
The deadlines for renewing the electoral roll have been missed. After all the abuse we found and we have only we scratched the surface around the way personal documents were issued by the MOI, who voted, it is more than clear that the existing voters' list is disputable, with strong indications of criminal data within the list, which compromises...
Ivanov: The political environment has become so polluted it has begun to suffocate us
At today's annual speech, President Gjorge Ivanov addressed Parliament and devoted his words to the political crisis in Macedonia, the challenges facing the world, terrorism, extremism, and the refugee and migrant crisis.
Ivanov said that the year we are leaving behind us, Macedonia faced enormous challenges, both globally and domestically. The President said that Macedonia in this last year faced...
Spasovski: From the one million refugees who have come to Europe, 620,000 have passed through Macedonia
The humane approach to people who are fleeing war must be our imperative, but at the same time, there can be no compromise when it comes to the safety of our own citizens and the country, said Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski at the the opening of the International Conference "Migration and Refugee Flows in Transit Countries: Security Implications", organized...
Yesterday at the Macedonian border a total of 2032 foreign nationals passed
Yesterday at the border a total of 2032 migrants had been confirmed with asylum papers which is the expressed intention of applying for asylum as foreign national.
As announced by the Ministry of Interior, 869 of these people are men, 427 are women and 528 are children accompanied by the holder of the certificate.
208 children crossed the border travelling without a parent,...
Macedonia is fortifying the border with Greece at the border crossing of Medzitija
Macedonia has started build a second fence on the border with Greece, one in Gevgelija, as there is a desire to work better and control the tide of migrants coming in, said a military source in Skopje to the Balkan network of "Radio Free Europe" who reported on it.
“We will raise the border area of Medzitlija “ said the...
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...
Greek Media: It smells of gunpowder in Idomeni
This morning tension and riots sparked up again it was reported Idomeni, the Greek-Macedonian border. After a group of economic migrants tried to break though trying to enter Macedonian territory
Riots and tensions again this morning were reported in Idomeni the Greek-Macedonian border after a group of economic migrants tried to break and enter on Macedonian territory with refugees, but...
Tensions build up on the border as a migrant dies near Idomeni
Today a migrant died of electrocution and two were injured in another clash of migrants and refugees on the Greek-Macedonian border, where in recent days the situation is tense as countries along the West Balkan route, including Macedonia, have closed their borders for economic migrants and only allowing refugees from crisis hot-spots and war torn counties, such as Syria,...
President Ivanov: Macedonia is dealing with the migrant crisis excellently
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov at the Summit on Climate Change, which was held in Paris, spoke with US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
President Ivanov told world leaders that Macedonia has declared a crisis situation regarding the migrants and they are doing everything possible not to have any consequences regarding the security to the population.
“Macedonia gets compliments, unlike...
