Evzonoi

While Greece is still in mourning over the deadly train crash at Tempe, demand is widespread for a full-blown investigation into what happened and why it happened. At the same time, people expect the authorities to take measures to ensure that there will be no more innocent victims.

Talks are underway to open other border crossings with Greece besides border checkpoint "Kulata". Very soon, in a week or a few days, this problem will be overcome.

The Evzoni border crossing is officially open to all passengers, "Prva TV" reports.
Reporter Bratislav Ilic said there was no crowd. He stated that there were about fifty cars waiting for the borders to be opened, but as soon as the Greeks opened the border, they all crossed quickly. He adds that passengers are also randomly taken out for testing.

Greek minister of Tourism, Harris Theocharis announced today that Greece is planning a trial opening of the season in April for citizens of selected countries with a high vaccination rate, including Serbia.

Greek protesters hold a banner during a rally against Greece's name deal with neighboring Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), near the Evzonoi border crossing in Greece. Citizens in FYROM were deciding on their country's future Sunday. [AP]

Farmers from northern Greece are to drive dozens of tractors into central Thessaloniki on Thursday to join a rally set to begin at 2 p.m.

Protesting Greek farmers have sealed off a border crossing point with Macedonia, vowing to keep the roadblocks at least until February 03, Friday.

The border checkpoint between Evzonoi (known as Machukovo in Macedonian and Bulgarian) and Bogorodica in Macedonia is the major crossing point between the two countries.

Protesting Greek farmers have said they may step up pressure on the government by staging roadblocks on all thoroughfares leading to Thessaloniki in the country's north.

Their declarations come after traffic via the Kulata-Promachonas border crossing, between Greece and Bulgaria, was left paralyzed for a short time on Tuesday.

According German Spiegel online, the EU is preparing to send two FRONTEX forces tasked with monitoring the borders between Greece and FYROM and passport checks at the border points, as it estimates the refugee agreement between the EU and Turkey will fall through.

Farmers and livestock farmers in Kilkis, northern Greece, blocked access to and from the Evzoni crossing on the border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on Saturday.