Tag: transit

The claim of VMRO-DPMNE that the Government did not provide low gas prices, unlike “all governments in the region and the world” is a spin. The price of imported natural gas depends very little on the government’s negotiating capabilities, writes Truthmeter.mk. We republish below Truthmeter's article under our syndication agreement: Author: Goran Lefkov   The political party VMRO-DPMNE in a statement published on...

The government has proposed that the state of emergency on the southern and northern border be extended until June 30, 2019, in order to prevent the entry and transit of migrants on the territory of Macedonia. The draft decision on amending the original decision for the approval of the extension of the deadline for the existence of a state of...

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. From...

In the last 24 hours a total of 5255 migrants crossed the Greek border into Macedonia and have been issued with documentation for the intention for asylum application, from the Ministry of the Interior. Of the 5255 migrants, most are of Syrian origin, a total of 3,070, migrants from Afghanistan totalled 905, plus 1280 migrants from Iraq. Since the...

The number of migrants that are transiting through Macedonia has been increasing. The Macedonian Ministry of Interior (MVR) announced that in the last three days they have given 1853 documents that recognize the right of exile for persons who have entered the country legally. In the period between June 19 and July 25 the authorities have given 2065 documents for...