Greece hopes to clear migrants from Macedonia border camp

Authorities in Greece are hoping that an overcrowded refugee camp on the border with Macedonia can be emptied within two weeks, as people are slowly persuaded to move to nearby government-built shelters.

Greece hopes to clear migrants from Macedonia border camp

Authorities in Greece are hoping that an overcrowded refugee camp on the border with Macedonia can be emptied within two weeks, as people are slowly persuaded to move to nearby government-built shelters.

Nikos Toskas, a deputy minister for public order, ruled out using force to move the 14,000 people camped out near the village of Idomeni in increasingly desperate conditions.

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