{"id":83843,"date":"2026-04-12T14:06:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=83843"},"modified":"2026-04-12T17:57:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T15:57:39","slug":"high-traffic-at-kakavija-border-for-orthodox-easter-over-7000-people-crossed-in-24-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/high-traffic-at-kakavija-border-for-orthodox-easter-over-7000-people-crossed-in-24-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"High Traffic at Kakavija Border for Orthodox Easter, Over 7,000 People Crossed in 24 Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"308\">At the Kakavija border crossing, heavy movement has continued throughout the day on both sides of the border due to the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Orthodox Easter<\/span><\/span> celebrations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"586\">According to the Border Police, during the last 24 hours, a total of 7,649 citizens were processed at Kakavija in both entry and exit directions \u2014 3,616 entering and 4,033 leaving the country. 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