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Macedonia, Serbia boost military co-operation

Macedonia, Serbia boost military co-operation

Better military co-operation is strengthening Serbian and Macedonian capacities for participation in peacekeeping operations.

Troops from Macedonia and Serbia participated in the Platinum Wolf 2015 exercise at the South Base in Serbia. [AFP]

Balkan citizens help Syrian refugees

Balkan citizens help Syrian refugees

Thousands of Syrians living in refugee camps are receiving food, clothes and other charitable assistance from Balkan humanitarian agencies.

An aid worker from the Balkans comforts a Syrian child at a refugee camp in Turkey. [Jasmin Rexhepi]

For African migrants, trek to Europe brings risk, heartbreak

By Dalton Bennett & Shawn Pogatchnik

VELES, FYROM - This is the moment when Sandrine Koffi's dream of a new life in Europe ended - and her nightmare of an infant lost in the night began.

Macedonia Albanians May Block Parliament Over ID Law

Macedonia's junior ruling party, the ethnic Albanian Democratic Union for Integration, DUI, says it will do what it takes to block the adoption of the new provisions proposed by the main ruling VMRO DPMNE party, which it deems anti-Albanian.

Serbia crash spotlights peril for migrants

Serbia crash spotlights peril for migrants

A deadly accident involving refugees from Syria and other war zones draws attention to a growing crisis for some Balkan states.

Asylum seekers wait in Belgrade for the bus to Hungary. [Nikola Barbutov/SETimes]

Serbia and Macedonia improve healthcare relations

BELGRADE - Serbia and Macedonia will bid together in auctions for vaccine purchases Macedonia's Deputy Minister of Healthcare Jovica andovski has said, stressing that it will bring significant savings in the two countries' budgets.

Dozens of migrants found on highways traveling on foot

Dozens of migrants found on highways traveling on foot

BELGRADE -- 39 foreign nationals with no personal documents have been discovered in the region of Serbia's eastern town of Negotin on Tuesday.

Group of illegal Iraqi migrants seek asylum in Serbia

BELGRADE - The Smederevo police found on motorway E75 on Monday 22 Iraqi citizens without personal documents, who requested asylum in Serbia, the Interior Ministry has said.

The group was moving along the motorway towards Belgrade on foot, the statement says.

Police find another group of illegal migrants

Police find another group of illegal migrants

BELGRADE -- The Serbian police have discovered a group of 15 foreign nationals who carried no personal documents on a highway near the town of Velika Plana.

The daily Blic writes that they are citizens of Syria, who told the officers that they avoided border crossings and crossed to Serbia from Macedonia on foot.

Macedonia, Croatia intensify military co-operation

Macedonia, Croatia intensify military co-operation

The two countries will conduct expert exchanges, and Croatia will have access to the pilot training centre in Skopje.

Macedonia Defence Minister Zoran Jolevski (left) and Croatian Defence Minister Ante Kotromanovic met in Skopje earlier this month. [Miki Trajkovski/SETimes]

16,500 people sought asylum in Serbia last year

16,500 people sought asylum in Serbia last year

BELGRADE -- Deputy Commissioner for Refugees and Migration Ivan Gerginov said on Wednesday that 16,500 people have sought asylum in Serbia in 2014.

11,300 of them found shelter in asylum centers, he revealed.

MUP looking for organisers of migrant trafficking

BELGRADE - Members of the Serbian Ministry of Interior Affairs (MUP) are trying to establish the circumstances of the accident near Leskovac, southern Serbia, which inflicted light and serious injuries to 42 illegal migrants early on Tuesday, Deputy Head of the Border Police Administration Dragan Gligoric stated.

Macedonian Minister Urged to Quit Over Girl's Death

About a thousand people staged a protest at noon on Tuesday in Skopje demanding the resignation of the Minister of Health, Nikola Todorov, over the death of nine-year-old Tamara Dimovska.

Western Balkans continue co-operation against terrorism, extremism

Western Balkans continue co-operation against terrorism, extremism

Experts point to the importance of regional and international co-operation among prosecutors in the fight against terrorism and extremism.

Co-operation between law enforcement officials in the region is a necessary part of fighting organised crime and terrorism, experts said. [AFP]

Flood response shows citizens want co-operation, not violence

Flood response shows citizens want co-operation, not violence

Efforts to assist victims of recent flooding demonstrated the region's commitment to peaceful co-existence.

The recent flooding in Macedonia drew assistance from around the region. [Miki Trajkovski/SETimes]

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