The migrant crisis is pushing EU countries to come up with solutions that are fair for member states and refugees fleeing conflict. There’s evidence that people smugglers from the western Balkans are involved in the movement of thousands of migrants and are increasingly favouring land routes through Balkan states like Macedonia. HARDtalk asks the Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki what governments like his can do to resolve the current crisis.

First aired: Friday 4 September 2015
Broadcast window: within 4 days from 03:06 GMT Friday 4 September
Program duration: 23 minutes (or 30 minutes including the News Bulletin, billboard & promo) APM broadcast times: Mon / Wed / Fri 04:06, 12:06, 17:06; Sun 07:06* EDT

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