Sunday, February 21, 2016

All Bulgarian – Greek border crossings reopen after blockades lifted

All the blockades that had closed border crossings between Bulgaria and Greece were lifted on the afternoon of February 21 2016.

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry said that the flow of traffic through the Ilinden checkpoint was restored soon after 4pm. All types of vehicles were being let through. Some time before 5pm, there were about 40 waiting lorries and 15 cars.

The blockades at the Ivailovgrad and Zlatograd had been lifted soon after 3pm, the Interior Ministry said. Vehicle traffic is both directions had been restored. There were no reports of queues at Ivailovgrad border checkpoint.

The ministry said that according to preliminary information, Zlatograd would remain open until 8am on February 22.

The Interior Ministry said that it had been informed that vehicle traffic in both directions for all types of vehicles had been underway at the Kulata – Promachonas border checkpoint since some time after 3pm.

The blockade at the Kapitan Petko Voivoda checkpoint also had been lifted, as had the blockade at Makaza...
[sofiaglobe.com]
21/2/16
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