Macedonians Travel More After Visa Scrapping

Skopje | 23 December 2009 | Sinisa-Jakov Marusic

The European Union visa-scrapping for traveling Macedonians has prompted a 25 percent increase of passengers at the country’s border crossings with EU countries.

Citing data gathered by border police, the first three days of the visa liberalization saw nearly 12.000 Macedonian nationals cross the border with Greece and Bulgaria, reported the local MIA news agency.

However, the first day of visa liberalization registered the biggest turnover, reports say.

Roughly 10.000 Macedonians went to Greece while the rest traveled to Bulgaria. The most frequented crossing, as usual, was the Bogorodica-Evzoni border with Greece.

Macedonia, along with Serbia and Montenegro, was granted a visa-free regime this month following several years of reforms, including increased border security, a reinvigorated fight against crime and the introduction of new biometrical passports.

However, authorities warn that Macedonian passengers should still practice caution while traveling under their own arrangements and ought to prepare full documentation as to the purpose of their travel. Media say that prominent tourist agencies are still the safest way to travel.

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Comments:

This is intolerable! You are undermining us in every possible way!
2009-12-26 02:02:55

So this this is your evil plan after all, to spend all of your money in Greece so that it won't get bankrupt! You never cease to amaze me with the infinite ways that you implore to undermine Greece. You should stop this at once, or I shall report it to Jorge, our Prime minister. Ah, our Prime minister, not that much of a clever fella. He suggested that a bankruptcy might undermine Greece sovereignty, but as you and me know, the exact opposite is true. All good students of history know what happened the last time Greece got bankrupt: December 1893: Greece is bankrupt: "Regretfully, we are bankrupt" Charilaos Trikoupis, 10 December 1893 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charilaos_Trikoupis#.22Regretfully.2C_we_are_bankr upt.22 http://greekhistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_bankruptcy_of_greece_in_1893 April 1897: Greece loses war to the Ottoman empire... But Crete gains autonomy under a Greek prince: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Turkish_War_(1897) 1904: Greece engaged to the Macedonian struggle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Struggle_for_Macedonia August 1909: Coup at Goudi, Venizelos comes to power: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goudi_coup October 1912 - May 1913: First Balkan war, Greece controls most of Macedonia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Balkan_War June 1913 - July 1913: Second Balkan war, Greece gains even more of Macedonia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Balkan_War July 1914 - November 1918: WWI: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I November 1915: The Allies establish the Macedonian front, Greece joins the allied side two years later: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonian_front_(World_War_I) I was unable to find a link on the internet, but I am very certain that the Greek economy got out of bankruptcy some time between 1915 and 1920. I shall keep looking for it. After getting out of bankruptcy... May 1919 - October 1922: Greece loses war to Turkey. ... So, you are trying desperately to prevent us from Getting bankrupt in order to avoid another stomping by Greece... But you won't succeed, Greece shall get bankrupt very soon...

:D
2009-12-27 20:11:21

Your word in God's ear Mr. Chouchoulis :D. Indeed the chosen way seems to finally bear fruits... What it will bring? We shall see...

Macedonians travel more after visa scrapping
2009-12-28 11:47:10

There have been far too many incidents in the past of Macedonians visiting greece being; Provoked, humiliated, harassed and attacked whilst greek Police stood there watching and laughing or were the instigators to the ugly incidents. greece does not recognise Macedonia and therefore Macedonians visiting Greece are non-entities. The other issue is internal tensions within greece. Protests, lawlessness is on the increase and as recent events have shown; innocent tourists can become targets. No matter if you are Macedonian, Mongolian or Irish; I would urge caution in visiting greece.

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Macedonians Travel More After Visa Scrapping