Macedonia

Macedonian cops fire stun grenades as protesters storm parliament

Macedonian police fire stun grenades to disperse protesters outside the parliament and clear the way for the evacuation of lawmakers still in the building.

Greece begins moving migrants from Idomeni camp

Greece begins evacuating thousands of stranded migrants from the makeshift Idomeni camp on its northern border with Macedonia.

Migrant crisis: Macedonia shuts Balkans route

Macedonia has said it will no longer let any migrants through its border with Greece, effectively blocking the Balkan route north.

Migrant crisis: EU to unveil emergency aid plan

The European Union is preparing to spend hundreds of millions of euros on humanitarian aid, as Greece struggles to cope with an influx of migrants.

Thousands of migrants stranded at Greece-Macedonia border

More than 7,000 migrants have been stuck in worsening conditions on the Greece-Macedonia border at a camp designed to support just 1,500 people.

Migrant crisis: Croatia closes border crossings with Serbia

Croatia closes seven of its eight road border crossings with Serbia following a huge influx of migrants.

Europe migrant crisis: Hungary PM calls for €3bn Syria aid package

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban calls on the European Union to give Syria's neighbours €3bn (£2.2bn; $3.4bn) in financial aid to help those displaced by the civil war.

Italian navy rescues 4,400 migrants off Libya coast

The Italian navy organizes the rescue of around 4,400 migrants in waters off the Libyan coast, prompted by requests for help received from nearly two dozen boats, in one of the biggest multi-national operations so far.

Macedonia gunfight leaves eight police, 14 gunmen dead

Shooting breaks out for a second day on Sunday in northern Macedonia after clashes in the restive Balkan nation left at least eight officers and 14 gunmen dead, police said.

April 28, 2017
April 28, 2017

Macedonian cops fire stun grenades as protesters storm parliament

Macedonian police fire stun grenades to disperse protesters outside the parliament and clear the way for the evacuation of lawmakers still in the building.

May 24, 2016
May 24, 2016

Greece begins moving migrants from Idomeni camp

Greece begins evacuating thousands of stranded migrants from the makeshift Idomeni camp on its northern border with Macedonia.

March 9, 2016
March 9, 2016

Migrant crisis: Macedonia shuts Balkans route

Macedonia has said it will no longer let any migrants through its border with Greece, effectively blocking the Balkan route north.

March 2, 2016
March 2, 2016

Migrant crisis: EU to unveil emergency aid plan

The European Union is preparing to spend hundreds of millions of euros on humanitarian aid, as Greece struggles to cope with an influx of migrants.

March 1, 2016
March 1, 2016

Thousands of migrants stranded at Greece-Macedonia border

More than 7,000 migrants have been stuck in worsening conditions on the Greece-Macedonia border at a camp designed to support just 1,500 people.

September 18, 2015
September 18, 2015

Migrant crisis: Croatia closes border crossings with Serbia

Croatia closes seven of its eight road border crossings with Serbia following a huge influx of migrants.

September 12, 2015
September 12, 2015

Europe migrant crisis: Hungary PM calls for €3bn Syria aid package

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban calls on the European Union to give Syria's neighbours €3bn (£2.2bn; $3.4bn) in financial aid to help those displaced by the civil war.

August 24, 2015
August 24, 2015

Italian navy rescues 4,400 migrants off Libya coast

The Italian navy organizes the rescue of around 4,400 migrants in waters off the Libyan coast, prompted by requests for help received from nearly two dozen boats, in one of the biggest multi-national operations so far.

May 10, 2015
May 10, 2015

Macedonia gunfight leaves eight police, 14 gunmen dead

Shooting breaks out for a second day on Sunday in northern Macedonia after clashes in the restive Balkan nation left at least eight officers and 14 gunmen dead, police said.

April 24, 2015
April 24, 2015

Migrants killed by train on Macedonia railway track

At least 14 migrants are killed after being hit by a train on a well-trodden route across Macedonia to Western Europe, police say.