Des gardes-frontières aux portes de Schengen

epa05061618 In a photo taken from the Macedonian side of the border, Greek police officers cross the rail tracks along the migrants camp near Idomeni, Greece, 09 December 2015. Greek police began dispersing crowds of people who have been stranded for weeks at Idomeni, a village on the country's border with Macedonia, local media reported. The migrants, mostly from Iran, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Morocco, were placed on buses, some forcibly, and transported to shelters in Athens 550 kilometres to the south, reports said. Around 1,200 people had been stranded at the border since Macedonia started denying entry to so-called economic migrants trying to reach Western Europe via the Balkan route, which stretches from Turkey, through Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and finally to Austria. In Athens, they will have to apply for asylum or be repatriated. Greek police sealed off Idomeni on 09 December morning, also blocking access to reporters and humanitarian workers. EPA/GEORGI LI