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Day: September 18, 2015

Bulgaria 

Migrant crisis: Bulgaria issues travel advisory on Germany, Netherlands, Croatia, Slovenia and Macedonia

September 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has issued the latest in a series of travel advisories because of the migrant crisis in Europe,

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Bulgaria 

PM Borissov: Bulgaria can cope with a refugee quota of 1200

September 18, 2015September 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Syrian refugees, Turkey

Bulgaria could cope with a quota of 1200 refugees, and in this way the country would show solidarity and understanding

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Bulgaria 

Swastikas, hate speech cleaned off walls of schools in Sofia

September 18, 2015September 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Sofia

Swastikas and ethnic hate speech graffiti were cleaned off the walls of schools in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on September

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Bulgaria 

7240 first-time asylum applications in Bulgaria in first half of 2015

September 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

There were 7240 first-time asylum applications in Bulgaria between the beginning of January and the end of June 2015, according

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Europe 

More than 213 000 first-time asylum seekers in EU in April – June 2015 – Eurostat

September 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

During the second quarter of 2015 (from April to June 2015), 213 200 first time asylum seekers applied for protection

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Europe 

German FM threatens majority rule decision on refugee quotas

September 18, 2015 VOANews

Germany’s foreign minister says if some European Union members continue to be reluctant to agree to a quota system for

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Europe 

Europe’s migrant crisis: Roundup, September 18

September 18, 2015September 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey

European Council President Donald Tusk has convened a special meeting of the European Council on September 23 to discuss the

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Bulgaria 

From covering up murder to freeloading: ‘anarchy’ at police departments in two Bulgarian towns

September 18, 2015September 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A total of 15 people, including two Bulgarian town police chiefs and other police officers, are in custody following an

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Europe 

Poland’s October 25 elections: Opposition PiS remains clear leader in voter support poll

September 18, 2015 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Poland’s opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) enjoys voter support at 36 per cent, followed by ruling party Civic Platform

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