UN refugee agency urges Europe to develop coherent response to refugee crisis
While welcoming the steps taken by European leaders at their meeting in Brussels to tackle the current refugee crisis, the
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Day: September 15, 2015
Bulgarian musician Theodosii Spassov named UNESCO Artist for Peace
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced on September 15 that Bulgarian musician Theodosii Spassov is being designated
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EC statement on reintroduction of border controls by Austria
This is the full text of the statement on September 15 by the European Commission on the reintroduction by Austria
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Romania: Hungary’s fence ‘unfair’
Romanian authorities disapprove of Hungary’s intention to build a fence on their common border, following the crisis situation at the
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Hungary to build anti-immigrant fence on Romanian border
Hungary has announced that it will build a fence on part of its border with Romania. The move comes as
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Serbia says unable to handle migrant influx
Serbia says it is not able to handle the vast number of migrants gathered on its sealed border with Hungary,
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Bulgarian President nominates two Constitutional Court judges
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has nominated former prime minister Filip Dimitrov and constitutional law professor Mariana Karagyozova-Finkova to take seats
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Frontex: More than half a million migrants at EU’s borders so far in 2015
More than 500 000 migrants were detected at EU external borders in the first eight months of this year after
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Europe’s migrant crisis: Roundup, September 15
Hours after a new law to stop refugees from crossing illegally came into force, Budapest has declared a state of
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