Tag: tabanovce
Macedonia 01.07.24 | 10:12

Long lines on the border crossings with Serbia and Greece

Long lines have developed on the Tabanovce border crossing with Serbia. Thje reason for this is the heightened anti-terrorism level in Serbia, after the attack against a police officer in front of the Israeli embassy. Motorists can wait up to half an hour to cross this border, similar to the Bogorodica...
Macedonia 26.08.23 | 10:24

Lines at the main border crossing with Serbia

Long lines are reported on the border with Serbia, as motorists trying to enter Macedonia wait up to 40 minutes. Other border crossings have manageable traffic this morning, including on the exit to Greece, near Gevgelija.
Macedonia 29.07.23 | 11:12

Weekend brings long lines at the main north-south border crossings

With the arrival of the weekend, lines at the north-south border crossings are becoming worse. Motorists can easily wait more than an hour to enter Macedonia from Serbia, at the Tabanovce crossing, and to enter Greece from Macedonia at the Gevgelija crossing, as thousands of cars from Serbia, Romania,...
Macedonia 25.12.22 | 21:30

Police and customs officers are being arrested at the main border crossing with Serbia

Border police officers and customs officers working at the Tabanovce border crossing with Serbia are being arrested this evening, several news outlets are reporting. Additional details are expected for later in the evening. It’s believed that the organized crime unit at the Interior Ministry is...
Life 24.08.22 | 08:46

Up to 30 minutes’ wait times at Bogorodica, Tabanovce

Traffic outside urban areas is moderate. People entering or exiting the country via the Tabanovce border crossing wait around 20 minutes, while wait time at Bogorodica border crossing to exit the country is around 30 minutes. There are no long queues at the other border crossings on the Macedonian side. Partly...
Life 21.08.22 | 10:54

Up to hour’s wait time at Tabanovce for entering and exiting country

Traffic outside urban areas is increased. People entering or exiting the country via the Tabanovce border crossing wait up to an hour, white wait times at Bogorodica border crossing is about 40 minutes. There are no long queues at the other border crossings on the Macedonian side. Dry road conditions...
Macedonia 19.08.21 | 16:41

Long lines at the Kumanovo border crossing to enter into Serbia

With the summer season at its end, huge traffic lines are developing again on the Macedonian border crossings, but in the opposite direction – from south to north. Tens of thousands of tourists, mainly Serbians, are leaving the Greek resort towns and drive through Macedonia on their way back home....
Macedonia 17.08.21 | 17:17

Husband and wife found dead near Kumanovo

A husband and wife were murdered today in the village of Tabanovce near Kumanovo. The man was identified by the police as B.S. (43) and was found with a gunshot wound, while his wife, B.S. (36), was stabbed. It is not clear who carried out the attack and the police has not released details yet. The bodies...
Macedonia 27.03.21 | 13:47

Zaev’s regime put to shame as thousands of people head for Serbia looking for vaccines

The lines of vehicles leaving Macedonia to get vaccinated in Serbia are a shame on the Zaev Government, said VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski. Over 2,000 people headed to Serbia today to look for vaccines, as Macedonians lose hope in their own healthcare system and the chance that it will eventually...
Macedonia 12.10.20 | 19:16

2,133 passengers enter Macedonia via Tabanovce border crossing

Until 3:30 pm on Monday, 2133 passengers have entered Macedonia via the Tabanovce border crossing, of which 1496 foreign and 637 Macedonian nationals. Last night, the Government informed the citizens that in accordance with the deteriorating COVID-19 situation in the region and the large number of new...
Macedonia 29.06.20 | 11:32

Border police intercepted 10 illegal migrants near Kumanovo

Ten illegal migrants were intercepted in the area of Kumanovo near the border with Serbia, but most of them fled. The incident occurred on Saturday evening, when a 36 year old man from Stip was found driving 10 migrants in his car toward the border. Seven of the migrants fled, and three of them, men...
Macedonia 26.06.20 | 18:52

Thousands cross the border in the first hours after the restrictions were lifted

In just few hours after the border was opened this morning, more than 3.000 passengers crossed through the Tabanovce border crossing with Serbia, which is expected to be the main gauge for movement to and through Macedonia. It is the main entry point for transit tourists who are expected to head south...
Macedonia 17.06.20 | 13:37

Kumanovo crossing: 2.444 people enter Macedonia as the border gradually reopens

A total of 2.444 passengers entered Macedonia through the Kumanovo border crossing in the past 24 hours, as the country allowed transit tourists to go through, mostly on their way to Greece. About half of those who crossed the border were foreign citizens. They have five hours to get to the exit crossing...
Macedonia 19.03.20 | 10:05

Minister Culev inspects the enforcement of the border closure order with Serbia

Interior Minister Nake Culev visited the Tabanovce border crossing with Serbia to meet with the officers enforcing the border closure. I’m here to express support to our colleagues who are working tirelessly and giving all they got. As Interior Minister I pushed that we enforce stricter measures...
Macedonia 14.03.20 | 11:45

Migrant electrocuted while trying to get to Serbia hidden on a train

A migrant suffered injuries when he was electrocuted while riding on top of a cargo train near the Tabanovce border crossing with Serbia. The man was apparently trying to cross the border illegally, riding on an oil wagon, when he came in contact with the power grid. Ten other migrants were found hiding...
Macedonia 11.03.20 | 22:38

Prohor Pcinjski border crossing to close Thursday

The Prohor Pcinjski border crossing will be shut down starting Thursday at 07:00 h, in accordance with coronavirus preventive measures issued by the Serbian government, the Ministry of Interior said in a press release Wednesday night. As a result, all passengers and vehicles from the border crossing...
Macedonia 17.01.20 | 16:37

Two Afghan migrants caught in a cargo train bound for Hungary

Two illegal migrants from Afghanistan were detained while crossing the Macedonian – Serbian border. The two were hiding in a cargo train bound from Greece for Hugary. A Serbian border guard noticed that seals on the train cars were broken and found the two Afghan men, aged 18 and 20, hiding among...
Macedonia 14.09.19 | 20:11

Two incidents involving illegal migrants near Kumanovo

Macedonian police stopped a man transporting 16 illegal migrants in his car toward the border with Serbia on Friday morning. The police intercepted two vehicles, which refused to stop and attempted to flee toward the border. In one of them were the 16 men, from Pakistan, Eritrea and Nepal. All of the...
Macedonia 11.09.19 | 12:32

Migrant trafficker arrested as he was driving 10 Syrians toward the border with Serbia

Police stopped an Audi whose driver was caught transporting 10 Syrian migrants toward Serbia. The vehicle was stopped yesterday, on the highway from Kumanovo toward the Tabanovce border crossing with Serbia. The 47 year old driver was detained and the migrants will be temporarily housed in Kumanovo. Migrant...
Macedonia 04.08.19 | 11:52

Group of Bangladeshi migrants intercepted near the border with Serbia

A man transporting 21 migrants in a pickup truck was stopped near the Tabanovce crossing on the border with Serbia. The driver, a 35 year old man from Gevgelija, was transporting a group of Bangladeshi migrants. He was detained by Kumanovo police.

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