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The plight of refugees in Idomeni on the border with FYROM

They wait together in hope at midnight. But the refugees don’t know if and when the border guards will call them forward and give them a chance to

08/03/2016

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Going nowhere: 13,000 refugees still stuck in Europe's biggest waiting room

As EU leaders and Turkey seek solutions to the migration crisis, far from the comfortable conference rooms of Brussels, blocked at a border marked by

07/03/2016

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FYROM police fire tear gas at migrants amid Greek border tension

Police in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of migrants and refugees at the Greek border, as

29/02/2016

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FYROM allows in hundreds of migrants, as others remain trapped in Greece

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has opened its frontier with Greece – albeit briefly – to allow in around 400 migrants and refugees

29/02/2016

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Fears of a bottleneck as Macedonian-Greek border restrictions tightened

Clashes broke out on Greece’s northern border as dozens of migrants attempted to tear down and climb over a fence into the Former Yugoslav Republic

22/02/2016

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Austria calls on FYRM to close borders to migrants

Taxi drivers in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, are protesting at being cut out of the lucrative migrant trade after the government

12/02/2016

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More problems at FYROM-Greek border slows refugees' journey north

Soldiers of the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia have begun erecting a second, bigger wall just five metres from the border fence with Greece

07/02/2016

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Increasing obstacles for migrants on Greece-FYROM border

The International Organization for Migration estimates 68,778 migrants and refugees reached the Greek islands between January 1 and February 4, 2016

05/02/2016

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Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia reopens borders

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)reopened its borders to migrants on Thursday (January 21), but only those who declared Germany or

21/01/2016

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Macedonian PM quits to pave way for early polls

Amid months of political turmoil in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has submitted his resignation to

15/01/2016

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Macedonian Postcards: Ilinden monument (Makedonium) - Krusevo

In this episode of Macedonian Postcards we're in the central town of Krusevo

21/12/2015

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Macedonian Postcards: The archaeological site of Stobi

This week in Macedonian Postcards we visit the nation's most significant archaeological site

14/12/2015

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Glimpses of an ancient city through its remarkable mosaics

14/12/2015

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Macedonian Postcards: Memorial House of Mother Teresa

In this episode of Macedonian Postcards we visit a museum that pays tribute to Skopje's most famous daughter

07/12/2015

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Skopje remembers Mother Teresa

07/12/2015

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Macedonian Postcards: Vodno Mountain, Skopje

This week in Macedonian Postcards we're back in Skopje to check out the best place for a view over the city

30/11/2015

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An amazing view over Skopje

30/11/2015

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Another border fence in Europe ahead of crucial migration summit

Police in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on Saturday fired tear gas and stun grenades at migrants and refugees stranded for days on its

28/11/2015

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Macedonian Postcards: Sirok Sokak Street, Bitola

In this episode of Macedonian Postcards we're in the southern city of Bitola

23/11/2015

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Bitola: from macchiatos to mosaics

23/11/2015

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Macedonian Postcards: The Saint Jovan Bigorski Monastery

In this episode of Macedonian Postcards we discover more of the beautiful Mavrovo National Park

16/11/2015

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Away from the madding crowd, in a Macedonian monastery

16/11/2015

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Macedonian Postcards: The Mavrovo National Park

In this episode of Postcards we visit the largest of the three Macedonian national parks

09/11/2015

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An escape into the great Macedonian outdoors

09/11/2015

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Macedonian Postcards: Matka Canyon, Skopje

Our new series of Postcards begins near the Macedonian capital

02/11/2015

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The magical retreat near Skopje

02/11/2015