Greek-Macedonian Vehicle Border Closed for Ten Days

During the strike only pedestrians will be allowed to go through the border on foot, authorities have said.

All three vehicle border crossings with Greece will be blocked, including the most frequent, Bogorodica-Evzoni point which lies on the motorway connecting Skopje with Thessaloniki.
The crossing in Star Dojran and the one in Medzitlija will also be closed.

Customs officers are joining a string of strikes in Greece against the envisaged austerity measures adopted by their government.

The government in Athens has passed drastic measures to save money in the public administration sector. These measures are a precondition for the country getting help from the EU to curb its escalating financial crisis that threatens to bankrupt the country.