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Macedonia Preparing to Build Fence at Borders to Control Migrant Flow
Macedonia will start immediate preparations for building a wire fence along sectors of the country's borders to respond to a potential slowdown in the passage of migrants from Macedonia to western Europe, MIA news agency reported on Sunday.
Austria temporarily puts aside border fence plans
Austria's government has temporarily put on on hold plans to build a fence along its border with Slovenia, Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner has said.
She spoke during a news conference to say the decision was made on Slovenia's request.
Hungary Ready to Build Fence on Border with Romania if Needed
Hungary is ready to erect another barrier on its borders to deter a flow of migrants, this time on the border with Romania, a senior official has said.
"We are ready and capable of setting up yet another border fence within a short period of time," Janos Lazar, chief of staff to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, said at a news conference on Thursday, according to portfolio.hu
Croatia Demands Action on EU Refugee Plan
Croatian Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic on Thursday said Croatia was demanding am EU meeting in order to implement the European Commission plan on refugees.
State of play: European Commission measures to address the refugee crisis
The European Agenda on Migration adopted by the Commission in May 2015 set out the need for a comprehensive approach to migration management.
Serbia becomes member of UNESCO Executive Board
Serbia becomes member of UNESCO Executive Board
Serbia has been granted four-year membership in the UNESCO Executive Board on Wednesday, Serbian Ambassador in UNESCO Darko Tanaskovic told "Tanjug".
Serbia won't build border walls, official reiterates
Serbian National Assembly President Maja Gojkovic said in Slovenia on Wednesday that the migrant crisis "requires a comprehensive solution."
She reiterated that Serbia "will not raise (border) walls."
Slovenia Starts Building Fence on Croatia Border
The Slovenian military started to set up a barbed wire fence on the border with Croatia on Wednesday, media reports confirmed. The Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar announced the move on Tuesday.
The fence is being built to stop Middle-Eastern refugees from illegally entering the country using informal border crossings and divert the refugees to regular border crossings.
Slovenia decides to build fence on border with Croatia
Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar has announced the decision to build a fence along his country's border with Croatia.
Its purpose will be "to direct refugees toward the crossing points."
Avramopoulos: We need a comprehensive approach inside and outside the EU on refugee issue
EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos on Monday referred to the significant progress achieved on the refugees issue within a month at the Justice and Home Affairs Council which was held in Brussels.
Mr. Avramopoulos referred extensively to the hotspots and the redistribution system.
Aegean Airlines expands its routes with 145 different destinations
Aegean Airlines management announced its 2016 route network during a Press Conference in Athens attended by Elena Kountoura, Minister of Tourism, as well as, Greek tourism industry representatives. The new network marks the third year of continued strong growth by Aegean and the increasing contribution to the Greek economy and tourism sector.
EU Mulls Migrant 'Processing Centres' in Balkans
Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn has asked EU interior ministers to consider ways to set up facilities in western Balkans states to screen some of the tens of thousands of asylum seekers who enter Greece and head north, mostly to Germany, Reuters reported.
REJECTED Kosovo failed to become a member of UNESCO
REJECTED Kosovo failed to become a member of UNESCO
UNESCO has not accepted Kosovo as a member; the proposal failed to gain a two-thirds majority at the organization's General Conference in Paris on Monday.
142 countries voted - 92 in favor, 50 against, while 29 abstained. Pristina's bid required 95 votes in favor to be successful.
Merkel: Danger of war in Balkans if borders are closed
Merkel: Danger of war in Balkans if borders are closed
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned of "the danger of armed conflicts in the Balkans" in the event Germany closes its border with Austria.
There are already tensions in the Western Balkan countries, said Merkel, and added she "did not want military conflicts to occur there."
Merkel Warns Closing Borders Could Cause 'Military Conflict'
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that a move by her country to close the border with Austria might cause "military confrontation".
Germany will help all people fleeing war and persecution, but considers it just as send back people "who have come for economic reasons and do not need protection," Der Spiegel quotes her as saying.