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Migrants from Iran, Pakistan and Morocco wait to cross the border line between Macedonia and Serbia, after Macedonia has started granting passage only to refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, near to Tabanovce, November 19, 2015. EPA/BGNES
Hundreds of migrants from Morocco, Pakistan, Iran and elsewhere staged a demonstration at the Greece-Macedonia border on Thursday over Skopje's refusal to grant passage into the country to citizens of countries not affected by war.
The latest developments come as Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia are moving to bar the entry of the so-called "economic migrants" into their territory - a decision which will make it possible only for citizens of Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan to cross into these countries.
Macedonia is already building a wire fence near Gevgelija, along its border with Greece, to manage the flow of migrants. Skopje opted for the step after being informed by Ljubljana on Wednesday about its decision not to let in economic migrants.
At the same time, Macedonian authorities are intending to expand a reception center at the Gevgelija crossing. With a capacity of 1500, it cannot deal with the number of arrivals which normally surpasses 2000 and can reach 5000 a day.
Against this backdrop, MIA news agency reports that EU Council President Donald Tusk is set to visit Tirana and Skopje over the weekend, supposedly to discuss the migrant crisis.
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has reiterated its position that North Macedonia must fully implement its commitments regarding the protection of the rights of communities, particularly in the context of its EU accession process
Former Foreign Minister of North Macedonia, Bujar Osmani, has said that the current political trajectory in Skopje is the result of a broader balance of external and internal factors, including what he described as influence from anti-European forces and
Slovenia’s incumbent prime minister, Robert Golob, declared victory after a closely contested parliamentary election, with preliminary results showing his liberal formation narrowly ahead of the conservative bloc led by Janez Janša.
The United States has granted a temporary extension to the operating license of the Serbian oil company NIS, which is currently under sanctions, according to Serbia’s Energy Minister Dubravka Džedović-Handanović.
For weeks, the first confirmed deployment of hypersonic missiles in Europe outside Russia and Belarus has sparked intense debate among politicians and military analysts
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic claimed that Croatia was the foreign state most actively involved in what he described as an attempted “color revolution” in Serbia
Turkish authorities have launched a full-scale investigation after a shooting outside a building hosting the Israeli consulate in Istanbul left two attackers dead, one wounded, and several police officers injured
Fares for the Bucharest metro system are set to increase by 40 percent starting May 1, according to a draft regulation published by Romania’s Ministry of Transport and reported by Agerpres.
The United States is expanding shipments of liquefied natural gas to Southeast Europe and Ukraine via Greece, according to remarks by the US Ambassador to Athens, Kimberly Guilfoyle
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office has formally requested that the immunity of 11 Greek members of parliament be lifted as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged misuse of EU agricultural subsidies
Greece has raised its minimum monthly wage to 920 euros as of today, marking an increase from the previous level of 882 euros, according to official information
Former Foreign Minister of North Macedonia, Bujar Osmani, has said that the current political trajectory in Skopje is the result of a broader balance of external and internal factors, including what he described as influence from anti-European forces and
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