{"id":26690,"date":"2026-03-21T00:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T00:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.2663.html"},"modified":"2026-03-21T00:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T00:01:07","slug":"first-border-crossings-unblocked-situation-in-the-balkans-is-changing-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/avicegroup.com\/de\/first-border-crossings-unblocked-situation-in-the-balkans-is-changing-2\/","title":{"rendered":"First Border Crossings Unblocked. Situation in the Balkans is Changing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After several days of truckers\u2019 protests in the Balkans, the first signs of improvement have emerged. In North Macedonia, border crossings for freight transport have begun to be reopened, which may signal a gradual return of traffic on some international routes.<\/div>\n<\/h1>\n

On Thursday, 29 January, in the evening hours, Macedonian transport associations announced the end of the blockades at some border crossings designated for freight transport. The decision was made following the European Commission\u2019s announcement of a new visa strategy, which, according to the announcement, is intended to address the issues faced by professional drivers in the context of the 90\/180-day rule in the Schengen area. After nearly four days of deadlock, a gradual normalization of freight traffic at North Macedonian border crossings is expected, including, among others: Deve Bair, Del\u010devo, Novo Selo, Dojran, Bogorodica, Med\u017eitlija, Qafasan, Blace, Blato, and Stoenje \u2013 both for entry into and exit from the country.<\/p>\n

At the same time, it should be emphasized that this information relates exclusively to the Macedonian side. The situation at other borders in the Western Balkans region, particularly in Serbia and at the borders with the Schengen area, remains unchanged and continues to cause significant disruptions for international transport.<\/p>\n

List of Border Crossings Closed for Freight Traffic (as of 30 January)<\/h2>\n

\u2b55 Serbia – borders under blockade<\/b><\/p>\n

\u26d4 Serbia – Hungary
\n– Horgo\u0161 – R\u00f6szke
\n– Kelebia – Kelebia
\n– Breg – Hercegsz\u00e1nt\u00f3<\/p>\n

\u26d4 Serbia – Croatia
\n– Batrovci – Bajakovo
\n– \u0160id – Tovarnik
\n– Ba\u010dka Palanka – Ilok
\n– Bezdan – Batina<\/p>\n

\u26d4 Serbia – Romania
\n– Vr\u0161ac – Moravi\u021ba
\n– \u0110erdap (Iron Gates)<\/p>\n

\u26d4 Serbia – Bulgaria
\n– Gradina – Kalotina
\n– Strezimirovci – Strezimirovtsi
\n– Vr\u0161ka \u010cuka – Vr\u0161ka Chuka<\/p>\n

\u26d4 Serbia – North Macedonia
\n– Pre\u0161evo – Tabanovce<\/p>\n

\u2b55 Hungary – effects on the Schengen side<\/b>
\nClosures or lack of freight clearance towards Serbia:
\n– R\u00f6szke
\n– Tompa
\n– Hercegsz\u00e1nt\u00f3<\/p>\n

\u2705\u2b55 North Macedonia – situation after the end of the protest<\/b>
\nFreight traffic being restored\/normalized:
\n– Deve Bair (border with Bulgaria)
\n– Del\u010devo (border with Bulgaria)
\n– Novo Selo (border with Bulgaria)
\n– Dojran \/ Star Dojran – Doirani (border with Greece)
\n– Bogorodica – Evzoni (border with Greece)
\n– Med\u017eitlija – Niki (border with Greece)
\n– Qafasan (border with Albania)
\n– Blace (border with Kosovo)
\n– Blato (border with Albania)
\n– Stoenje (border with Albania)<\/p>\n

\u2139\ufe0f The normalization of traffic is gradual \u2013 queues and limited capacity are possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After several days of truckers\u2019 protests in the Balkans, the first signs of improvement have emerged. In North Macedonia, border crossings for freight transport have begun to be reopened, which may signal a gradual return of traffic on some international routes. On Thursday, 29 January, in the evening hours, Macedonian transport associations announced the end […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":26691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/avicegroup.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26690"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/avicegroup.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/avicegroup.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/avicegroup.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/avicegroup.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/avicegroup.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/avicegroup.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/avicegroup.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/avicegroup.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}