Off the wire
• Roundup: Roadside bomb kills 4 in N. Afghanistan, 6 alleged Taliban backers detained in south  • Urgent: Jimmy Carter says cancer has spread to brain  • Pakistani forces kill over 40 militants in North Waziristan  • EU urges key G20 countries to submit pledges for Paris climate talks  • France denounces car bombing in Egypt  • News Analysis: Roadblocks in way of Southern Africa's move towards industrilization  • Ferry with 2,500 Syrian refugees reaches Greece's Piraeus port  • Greek bailout tranche disbursed on time, as gov't considers snap polls  • EU hopes for Egypt's recovery from latest car bomb blast  • Kazakhstan free floats its currency, causing 20 pct devaluation  
You are here: 　 Home

Macedonia declares "state of emergency" in border regions over migrant influx

Xinhua, August 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

Macedonia declared on Thursday a "state of emergency" in its two border regions, under the tension caused by rising number of refugees, the internal affairs ministry said.

The regions concerned are two ends of a south-north track passing through Macedonia towards Europe by refugees coming from the Middle East via Greece, according to the ministry.

Macedonia government managed to take a comprehensive approach to deal with the asylum seekers and refugees, and open the possibility for the involvement of the Army to assist in controlling the situation, in order to boost security and tranquility for local communities in the two border regions, the ministry said. Enditem