Tag: border
Macedonia 18.03.20 | 17:04

Despite appeals to avoid travel, 179 people exited the country by 2 pm

79 Macedonian citizens exited the country vie the Tabanovce border crossing from 6:00 am to 2:00 pm today, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. The total number of passengers that exited the country was 179, the ministry said.
Macedonia 18.03.20 | 11:27

Macedonian citizens leaving the country will be asked to declare they will not return for at least three months

Macedonian citizens who are exiting the country will be required to sign a statement that they will not return in the next three months. This measure was announced by the Government that held a session to discuss the coronavirus epidemic yesterday evening, after all border crossings were ordered closed...
Macedonia 15.03.20 | 13:36

Greece closes its border with Macedonia and Albania

A day after Macedonia closed its border crossings with Greece, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced they are closing the border with Macedonia and Albania. Mitsotakis informed that the border will remain open only for cargo and for Greek citizens and residents who want to return to Greece....
Macedonia 12.03.20 | 21:59

Albania introduces restrictions on the border with Macedonia

Albania is introducing restrictions on its three border crossings with Macedonia due to the spread of the coronavirus. Foreign citizens will still be allowed into Albania, but they will be permitted to move toward major cities such as Tirana, Durres, Shokoder, Elbasan.. Albanian citizens will be allowedto...
Macedonia 06.03.20 | 10:27

Serbian President Vucic says he will not hesitate go close the border with Macedonia to stop the migrant flow

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that he will be ready to close the border with Macedonia if the migrant situation gets out of hand. Vucic said that Serbia will not allow to be turned into a “parking lot” for migrants. Our institutions will not allow the entry into Serbia of persons...
Macedonia 01.03.20 | 21:05

Interior Ministry says the situation on the border with Greece is calm, with a “standard” number of illegal entry attempts

Macedonian Interior Ministry reports that the situation at the southern border with Greece remains unchanged, with no increased pressure due to the migrant crisis in Greece. Spokesman Toni Angelovski said that the numbers of illegal entries are “standard” and that citizens have no reason...
Macedonia 29.02.20 | 18:53

Passengers who spent time in northern Italy will not be allowed to enter Macedonia through any of the smaller border crossings

Passengers who have spent time in northern Italy are warned to avoid the smaller border crossings when coming into Macedonia. The only crossings equipped to scan incoming passengers for signs of the coronavirus are Kafasan on the border with Albania, Blace when coming from Kosovo, Tabanovce toward Serbia,...
World 14.01.20 | 11:19

V4: High migration pressure at Hungary’s borders

The first two weeks of the year has given a lot of work to police officers and soldiers protecting the borders, and the migration pressure is high, the Hungarian Interior Ministry’s state secretary said at a press conference in Budapest on Monday, the V4 news agency reported. Karoly Kontrat added...
Macedonia 30.12.19 | 16:57

Indian illegal migrant found hiding in the trunk of an Italian car crossing over from Greece

Border police found a migrant hidden in the trunk of a can that was crossing over from Greece on Sunday. When interrogated the man said that he is an Indian and he also had an Italian issued identity document. The car had Italian license plates and was driven by another Indian citizen.
Macedonia 28.07.19 | 12:40

Officers filmed demanding money from Albanian seasonal workers to enter Macedonia

A video shared online shows Macedonia guards at the Struga border crossing asking for money from ethnic Albanian seasonal workers going to Macedonia. The officers were asking each man to pay 10 EUR to cross the border. According to the Infomax news site, this lead to an investigation against three officers.
Macedonia 03.04.19 | 13:09

Hungary sends 45 police officers to secure Macedonia’s borders and stop illegal migrants

The Hungarian Government announced the deployment of 45 police officers on the border between Macedonia with Serbia and Macedonia with Greece. Their goal, in the continuing mission, will be to stop illegal migrants and detain smugglers. Hungary helped Macedonia close its border with Greece in 2016, at...
Macedonia 27.02.19 | 12:05

Commission meeting on Macedonia-Bulgaria border

A regular meeting of the Joint Commission for keeping, maintaining, restoring and marking the borderline and border markings on the Macedonian – Bulgarian border crossing is being held Tuesday-Wednesday in Sofia. The meeting reviewed the realized activities related to the preparation of the border...
Macedonia 19.02.19 | 13:29

No entry in Greece only with a stamp in the passport, sheet of paper still required

A team of TV Telma, which tried to cross the border to Greece this morning, said the stamp with the new name of the country that is applied on the passports – it’s not working. The Greeks still require filling a sheet of paper given at the border crossings, TV Telma reported.
Macedonia 15.02.19 | 11:48

Macedonian border officers begin labeling passports as “property of North Macedonia”

Macedonian citizens leaving the country have confirmed that border officers have begun applying a stamp on their passports which declares the documents to be “property of the Republic of North Macedonia”, in Macedonian, English and French. It is expected that this will be a stop-gap measure...
Balkans 02.01.19 | 10:59

Rama: Soon we will have no border with Macedonia, Kosovo is just the beginning

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said in his New Year message that “the opening of the border with Kosovo is just the beginning.” He added that “the same procedure is planned when it comes to Montenegro, Macedonia, and Greece.” “I believe that the border between Albania...
Balkans 27.12.18 | 13:16

Double controls in Albania-Kosovo customs removed

Interior Minister, Sander Lleshi announced on Thursday that the double control at the Albania-Kosovo border was removed. The Minister informed that the Council of Ministers approved on Wednesday the decision for removing double controls at the “Morine” border crossing point between Kosovo...
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