Macedonian border barrier

  Macedonia
  Greece

The Macedonian border barrier is a border barrier erected by Republic of Macedonia on its border with Greece as a response to European migrant crisis between November 2015 until early 2016.

On 29 November, Macedonian army began erecting fences on the Greek border.[1] A Moroccan man was injured in an accident that led to clashes between police and migrants that injured 18.[2] In the early stage of the construction of the barrier, Macedonian police were attacked by the migrants, according to The Guardian.[3] The border barrier is modeled similarly to the Hungarian border barrier and is expected to be finished in early 2016.[4]

In February, Macedonian soldiers began erecting a second fence meters away from the previous one.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Stranded migrants battle police on Greece-Macedonia border". BBC News. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Migrants clash with Macedonian police on Greek border". AP News. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Migrants attack Macedonian police as construction of Greek border fence begins. theguardian.com. November 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ John Hall. European refugee crisis: Macedonia builds 10ft-high razor-topped fence along Greek border. International Business Times. January 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ Euronews (7 February 2016). "More problems at FYROM-Greek border slows refugees’ journey north".

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