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Macedonia Shootout Suspects Deny Terrorism Charges

All 29 men accused of being part of or helping the armed group that clashed with police in ethnically-mixed Kumanovo in May this year told the Skopje court on Monday that they were not terrorists.

The ethnic Albanian suspects denied the charges and said the bloody two-day shootout was a result of them defending themselves from the police.

Idomeni residents frustrated by the influx of refugees

Residents at the village of Idomeni, near the borders with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) announced on Monday that they will proceed with mobilizations unless a solution is found concerning the influx of refugees in the region, damaging their property and crops.

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Migrant Flow into Serbia from Bulgaria Remains Unchanged - UNHCR

The inflow of migrants crossing from Bulgaria into Serbia remains unchanged at 100-200 people per day, the Uited Nations refugee agency said on Friday.

More than 500 people entered Serbia on Thursday with the number of those crossing from Macedonia declining, Tanjug quoted UNHCR spokeswoman Melita Sunjic as saying.

Greece Resorts to EU Crisis Management Tools to Cope with Migrant Influx

Greece has activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to benefit from material support to help the country cope with the influx of refugees and asylum seekers at its borders, the European Commission said on Friday.

Greece has requested tents, generators, beds, sanitary equipment and emergency first aid kits.

UNHCR: Refugee influx from Macedonia drops

Over 500 refugees and migrants entered Serbia on Thursday, UNHCR's Melita Sunjic said on Friday.

The number of those crossing into the country from Macedonia has dropped, she noted.

Greek-FYROM border zone open to migrants after tensions

The Greek buffer zone with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is now open for refugees from from Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria after tension at the Greek town of Idomeni from migrants not allowed to cross the border line and enter FYROM. Police said on Friday that 1,100 people had crossed the border from Thursday until Friday.

Frontex to Send More Guards to Greece's Border with Macedonia

The EU border agency Frontex said on Thursday that it will deploy additional guards at Greece's border with Macedonia where migrants have been stranded for more than a week now.

The deployment of additional officers, who will assist with registration of migrants, will begin next week, Frontex said in a statement.

Frontex joins in guarding of Greek-FYROM borders

Greeks will collaborate with European guards to manage their frontier with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) said Frontex, the EU border agency, on Thursday after a deal was brokered to address concerns over Athens’ commitment to control migration.

Migrant dies on Greek-Macedonian border in second day of clashes

A migrant was electrocuted to death at the Greek-Macedonian border on Dec. 3 during a second successive day of clashes between police and migrants stranded for weeks on the Greek side.

Man dies of electrocution, as migrants and refugees clash

One man died of electrocution while two others were injured on the Greece-Macedonia border as migrants and refugees clashed there on Thursday.

Macedonian authorities are allowing only refugees from war-affected Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq to enter the country, on their way to western and northern Europe.