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Traffickers swindle migrants, sending them back to Greece

By Costas Kantouris

After a seven-month quest to escape war in Syria, Dia Kasam thought she and her two sons were finally on their way, headed by train into Serbia and from there on to Germany to reunite with her sick husband and their three other children.

Syrian migrants tricked by smugglers, return to Greece

Police in northern Greece say 93 Syrian migrants were released from locked cargo train carriage, after being tricked by smugglers into traveling in the wrong direction.

Resistance to government spreading in Macedonia

Resistance to government spreading in Macedonia

SKOPJE -- The second day of civil protests against the Macedonian government in Skopje was more massive and better organized that the previous day.

Because of strong police forces it did not take place in front of the Macedonian government, but outside the parliament.

Albanians Work Longer for Less Pay, Survey Says

The survey of medium and large companies in the country that was carried out by the National Institute of Statistics discovered that Albanians usually work longer hours while getting paid much less than workers in neighbouring countries with similar levels of economic development.

Explosion Rocks Office of Macedonia's Largest Albanian Party

A blast occurred late on Sunday near the office of Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), the largest Albanian political party in Macedonia.

The attack took place in Mala Recica, a village populated by over 8000 people located in Western Macedonia, near its border with Albania.

"99.5 percent of asylum seekers returned to Serbia"

"99.5 percent of asylum seekers returned to Serbia"

BELGRADE -- Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic says that 99.5 percent of Serbian citizens seeking asylum in EU countries have been sent back.

The reason is that Serbia has been declared a country of safe origin, he told a news conference on Friday.

Train Hits Migrants in Macedonia, Kills Fourteen

A train hit a large group of about 50 migrants near the Macedonian city of Veles on Thursday, killing at least fourteen of them.

Migrants, who enter Macedonia from Greece on their way to western Europe, often use the railway as orientation through the unknown terrain, the Macedonian Information Agency (MIA) reports.

Police: 14 migrants killed by train in Macedonia

 At least 14 migrants believed to be from Afghanistan and Somalia were killed by an express train as they walked along the tracks in central Macedonia at night, police said April 24.

Macedonia: Train kills at least 14 migrants

Macedonia: Train kills at least 14 migrants

SKOPJE -- A train traveling on the Gevgelija-Belgrade line has killed at least 14 migrants near the station in Pcinj, Macedonia.

It is feared that the number of victims is higher.

KLA claims responsibility for attack on Gosince watchtower

SKOPJE - Certain Commander Fljamuri has claimed the responsibility on behalf of the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) for late Tuesday's attack on Gosince border watchtower in northern Macedonia and beating of three out of four on-duty police officers, Macedonian online edition of Press24 reported.

HRW accuses Serbian police of mistreating migrants

HRW accuses Serbian police of mistreating migrants

BELGRADE -- The police in Serbia "mistreat and insult migrants and asylum seekers," Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.

They were also denied protection and thrown out of the country, the NGO added and urged authorities in Belgrade to "conduct an investigation and brings those responsible to justice."

Asylum-Seekers Abused by Serbian Police, Report Says

A Human Rights Watch report on the treatment of migrants and asylum seekers in Serbia states border police have been threatening, beating, insulting and extorting money and valuables from migrants and asylum-seekers.

Tsipras announces measures in health sector during ministry visit

The public health sector is a top priority for the coalition government, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Thursday during a scheduled visit to the Healh Ministry, his first ministerial visit following his election in January.

Greek PM at Health Ministry: New medical recruitments (photos + videos)

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras impromptu visit to the Health Ministry on Thursday was followed by a statement outside the ministry. He said that the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) government is working hard to reverse the bad climate in the health sector.

Serbian police receives prizes for joint operations

BELGRADE - The Southeast European Law Enforcement Center (SELEC) Bi-annual Awards Committee awarded the Serbian Interior Ministry First and Second Prizes for conducting the most successful joint operations in the second half of 2014.

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