FYR of Macedonia lays on extra trains for migrants going north
- 9 years ago
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has laid on extra transport to carry migrants across its territory after days of havoc at its border with Greece.
Thousands – mostly Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans, fleeing wars in their homelands were able to board trains and buses on Sunday taking them to the Serbian frontier.
“The situation is under control, we have managed to establish a registration procedure for the people to travel further north and that seems to be going well,” said FYR of Macedonia’s Defence Minister Zoran Jolevski.
One way ticket? #Macedonia lets thousands of migrants through to EU amid bloc’s crisis http://t.co/hfi01FHsC7 pic.twitter.com/3s03jJOJfU— RT (@RT_com) August 23, 2015
Both Greece and FYR of Macedonia have seen an unprecedented wave of migrants this year, with more than 160,000 arriving so far in Greece, in inflatable dinghies from the nearby Turkish coast. Few, if any, want to remain in Greece, which is in the grip of a financial crisis, or i
Thousands – mostly Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans, fleeing wars in their homelands were able to board trains and buses on Sunday taking them to the Serbian frontier.
“The situation is under control, we have managed to establish a registration procedure for the people to travel further north and that seems to be going well,” said FYR of Macedonia’s Defence Minister Zoran Jolevski.
One way ticket? #Macedonia lets thousands of migrants through to EU amid bloc’s crisis http://t.co/hfi01FHsC7 pic.twitter.com/3s03jJOJfU— RT (@RT_com) August 23, 2015
Both Greece and FYR of Macedonia have seen an unprecedented wave of migrants this year, with more than 160,000 arriving so far in Greece, in inflatable dinghies from the nearby Turkish coast. Few, if any, want to remain in Greece, which is in the grip of a financial crisis, or i