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Migrants rush past police into Macedonia

August 23, 2015 VOANews Macedonia

Thousands of migrants on Saturday rushed past baton-wielding Macedonian police who attempted to block them from entering the country from

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Bulgaria 

No increase in migration pressure on Bulgaria – Interior Minister

August 21, 2015August 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

There is no current increase in migration pressure on Bulgaria, Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova said on August 21, speaking against

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Europe 

Macedonian riot police crack down on migrants at border

August 21, 2015 VOANews Macedonia

Macedonian riot police have cracked down on angry crowds of migrants stranded in a no-man’s land at the border with

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Europe 

Macedonia bars migrants entering across Greek border

August 20, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

More than 4000 refugees have blocked the railway from Thessaloniki to Skopje at the border between Greece and Macedonia. Because

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Europe 

Serbian PM Vučić promises shelter for migrants in Belgrade – and no anti-migrant fences

August 19, 2015August 24, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia

Serbian prime minister Aleksandar Vučić told migrants on August 19 that they are are welcome in Serbia and that the

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Europe 

Migrants seeking Serbia and EU get help from Macedonia

August 19, 2015 Deutsche Welle Macedonia, Serbia

Thousands of migrants are crowding the station of Gevgelija in Macedonia, trying to get to across the border to Serbia.

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Europe 

Five die in floods in Macedonia

August 4, 2015August 4, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Five people have died from the bad weather and floods last night in Tetovo, in the west of Macedonia. The

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria welcomes July 15 agreement in Macedonia

July 17, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on July 17 that it welcomed the agreement achieved two days earlier among the

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Europe 

Amnesty International criticises Macedonia and Serbia over refugees

July 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia

Increasing numbers of refugees and migrants are travelling through the western Balkans to the European Union in search of safety

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