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Macedonia’s early elections postponed to June 5

February 24, 2016February 25, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The Republic of Macedonia’s early parliamentary elections will be held on June 5. This decision was approved after midnight by

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Afghan migrants, stalled at Macedonian border, sent back to Athens

February 23, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia

Greek police have begun removing hundreds of migrants from a camp at the country’s border with Macedonia. The migrants, most

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Migrant crisis deepens Europe’s East-West divide

February 17, 2016 VOANews Czech Republic, Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia, Slovakia, Turkey

The leaders of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia gathered around a cake this week in Prague, celebrating the

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Borissov: Strengthening control on Bulgarian-Greek, Macedonian-Greek borders will not lead to solution for Europe

February 15, 2016February 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia

Strengthening the control on the Bulgarian-Greek and Greek-Republic of Macedonia borders will not lead to a solution for Europe but

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Europe migrant crisis: EC gives additional millions of euro to Greece and Macedonia

February 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia

The European Commission has awarded 12.7 million euro in emergency funding to Greece to support the establishment of reception facilities

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Experts: Russia aims to curb NATO, EU aspirations in Balkans

February 12, 2016 VOANews Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia

Observers say Russian propaganda, NGOs and cultural organizations have made significant inroads in the Balkans – in Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro

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Macedonian president Ivanov: Border fence has prevented large numbers of illegal refugees

February 10, 2016February 10, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

Macedonian president Gjorge Ivanov said on February 10 that state authorities had prevented the entry of thousands of illegal refugees crossing

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We will not turn into a refugee camp, says Macedonia’s foreign minister Popovski

February 10, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The foreign minister of the Republic of Macedonia, Nikola Popovski, said that the country will not turn into a refugee camp

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Macedonia’s refugee dilemma

February 10, 2016February 10, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia

As Greece continues to struggle with the influx of refugees, some EU countries hope that its northern neighbor Macedonia can

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