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Month: September 2015

Europe 

Tusk: Accusing Europe of poor treatment of asylum-seekers ‘pure hypocrisy’

September 30, 2015September 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

Suggesting that Europe is an example of poor treatment or indifference towards asylum-seekers is sheer hypocrisy, European Council President Donald

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Plevneliev: War in Syria must be stopped at all costs

September 30, 2015September 30, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev

The position of Bulgaria and the entire democratic world on Syria is adamant – a dictator who bombed thousands of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to extradite man to Austria over migrant death lorry charges

September 30, 2015September 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The district court in the Bulgarian town of Montana has ordered the extradition to Austria of a Bulgarian man facing

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Europe 

Hungarian minister: World quotas needed for refugees

September 30, 2015September 30, 2015 Margaret Besheer of VOANews Hungary

Hungary’s Foreign Minister said Tuesday that his government will propose “world quotas” for nations to share the burden of taking

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Europe 

Migrants refuse to stay in Serbia

September 30, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, Serbia

The Middle Eastern refugees in Serbia would have “all possible help” during the upcoming cold weather, Minister Aleksandar Vulin said

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Europe 

Nerves are on edge along Balkan refugee route

September 30, 2015 Deutsche Welle Croatia, Hungary, Serbia

The refugee crisis has put a strain on already difficult relations between Balkan countries. Borders are being shut and fences

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Bulgaria 

Migration crisis, good neighbourliness on agenda as foreign ministers from Sofia and Skopje meet

September 29, 2015September 29, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov held talks with his counterpart from Skopje, Nikola Poposki, in New York on September 29,

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Business 

Uber notifies European Commission about Bulgarian Consumer Protection Commission decision

September 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) fines of two companies offering the UberX service in Bulgaria – penalties now upheld by

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Europe 

Europe’s migrant crisis: More than 520 000 arrivals in Europe by sea in 2015 so far – IOM

September 29, 2015September 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on September 29 that it estimates that about 522 000 migrants and refugees

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