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European police units responsible for monitoring social media sites for terrorist activity are expanding their focus to find people traffickers. They are looking for traffickers advertising their services online while […]
NATO is worried that Russia may be shipping arms to Syria, boosting military support for the Assad regime. The Kremlin, meanwhile, has threatened cons ...
As authorities in Russia deny the country’s military presence in Syria, dozens of photos of Russian soldiers posted in various parts of Syria appear ...
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on September 8 that the country has refused permission for Russian military aircraft to fly thr ...
The European Commission is allocating nine million euro under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) for Austria and Hungary, the EC said on September 8. On September 7, Austria […]
Bulgaria is confirming its readiness to accept 500 newly-arrived refugees, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova said on September 8 after a meeting with Prime Minister and senior […]
There have been more clashes between migrants and police on the island of Lesbos, as they sought to board a ferry for the Greek mainland. The ferry has since arrived […]
Two Bulgarian Border Police who were on duty at the Kalotina border checkpoint in western Bulgaria at the Serbian frontier were arrested after allegedly taking a bribe of 700 leva […]
September continues to be a deadly month in the Mediterranean, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on September 8 2015. IOM’s Missing Migrants Project recorded 58 new fatalities at […]
A group of ambassadors from EU countries said in a letter that Bulgarian Parliament’s decision to reject a draft anti-corruption bill last week sent the wrong signal about Bulgaria’s commitment […]
