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Serbia Sets up Refugee Camp Near Macedonian Border
The new camp was established in the village of Miratovac, near the southern Serbian town of Presevo, where a collective reception centre for migrants was opened in the reconstructed building of a tobacco processing company on July 8.
Migrants Resume Passage Through Macedonia
Macedonia on Sunday assisted thousands of migrants to resume their journeys through the country and into Serbia after the authorities tried to seal their southern border last Thursday and declared a crisis situation, which resulted in chaotic scenes and clashes with police.
Skouries workers to block roads in protest actions against Greek government decision to shut mining site
The workers of ‘Hellas Gold’, the subsidiary of Canadian gold mining company ‘Eldorado’, decided after a long union meeting to take action in protest against the Greek government’s decision to shut down the mining operations at Skouries, Chalkidiki, in northern Greece.
Bulgaria Detains 310 Illegal Migrants at Borders Aug 13-20
Bulgarian authorities have detained 310 people trying to illegally enter the country between August 13 and August 20, a 50% increase over the previous seven-day period, dnevnik.bg reported on Sunday.
Some 4,000 Migrants Cross into Serbia from Macedonia Overnight
About 2,000 migrants have entered Serbia on Sunday morning after crossing from Macedonia, Tanjug reported.
Macedonia allows all 1,500 migrants at border to enter from Greece
More than 1,500 mostly Syrian refugees, trapped in a no-man's land for three days, entered Macedonia from Greece on Aug. 22, after police allowed them to pass despite earlier trying to hold back the crowd using stun grenades.
Macedonia Allows Access to Migrants Crossing from Greece after Clashes
Macedonia suddenly allowed more than 1,500 migrants, most of them fleeing the conflict in Syria, to cross from northern Greeece late on Saturday after they spent more than three days in a no man's land between the two countries, newswires reported.
Heart-wrenching photos of the migrants’ plight on the Greek-fYRoM borders (pics)
The government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (fYRoM), north of the Greek province of Macedonia, is still trying to stem the flow of thousands of migrants on its borders with Greece. The desperate 3rd country national are attempting pass through the small country and move onto northern European nations.
Turkey detains over 400 migrants trying to cross to Greece
Turkish security forces have detained 435 migrants and Syrian refugees along with three suspected people smugglers, before they embarked on an attempt to cross the Aegean Sea to Greece, reports said Aug. 22.
Thousands of migrants trapped on Macedonian border
Thousands of rain-soaked migrants, including many women and children, were trapped on Aug. 22 on the border between Greece and Macedonia, as Macedonian police blocked them from entering the country and heading north toward the European Union.
Hundreds Break Through Police Line Into Macedonia
Police used stun grenades in attempt to stop the crowd pass the barbed wire but could not stop people running into fields across the border.It is unclear if people were injured in the chaos and how many escaped from the zone guarded by police.
EU Assistance in Macedonia Migrant Issue 'Largely Symbolic'
The EU has only provided symbolic assistance to Macedonia as the country is dealing with a surging migrant influx, Macedonian FM Nikola Poposki has said.
Commenting on the migrant issue that has assertively hit the country over the past days, he urged the EU to understand that a joint response to the crisis is needed in Europe.
Helicopters to Help Monitor Bulgaria's Borders, Deputy IntMin Says
Army helicopters will provide assistance in monitoring Bulgaria's borders to counter a potential surge in the number of migrants trying to enter the country, Deputy Interior Minister Filip Gunev has said.
UNHCR Worried about Migrants' Plight at Greece-Macedonia Border
The United Nations refugee agency expressed concern on Friday over the increasingly precarious situation at the border between Greece and Macedonia, where Macedonian police used force earlier to prevent migrants trying to cross.
Bulgaria also announces beefed up border security
The Bulgarian government reacted to the rising migrant crisis faced by Greece by announcing that it is mobilizing its armed forces and police to better protect its borders.
The move followed scenes at the Greek-fYRoM borders hours earlier, as Syrian refugees and other third world migrants were prevented by armed guards from entering the landlocked country to Greece’s north.