29 arrested in international operation against people-trafficking across Mediterranean
An international law enforcement operation against migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings, co-ordinated by Europol, has led to the
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Day: November 3, 2015
Slovakia ignores EU rules on refugees
The European Commission has noticed that Slovakia has not been fulfilling its duties stemming from the EU quotas on re-distribution of
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AmCham Bulgaria terminates partnership with employer group
The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Bulgaria has decided to withdraw the limited mandate to be represented by the
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Bulgarian police plan protest over retirement pay cutbacks in proposed 2016 Budget
Trade unions at the Bulgarian Interior Ministry say that 20 000 police will protest on November 4, including by blocking
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First migrants relocated from Greece to travel to Luxembourg on November 4
Thirty asylum seekers were to travel from Greece on November 3 under the European Union’s migrant relocation scheme, headed for
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About 28 000 migrants and refugees entered Greece on October 30 – November 1 – IOM
An estimated 28 000 migrants and refugees crossed into Greece on the weekend from October 30 to November 1 2015,
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Bulgaria elections 2015: Meet the mayors
These are the mayors of Bulgarian cities and towns, declared elected after the October 25 and November 1 2015 elections.
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Bulgaria elections 2015: Parties challenge results in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna
Political parties whose candidates lost in mayoral elections in three of Bulgaria’s largest cities are mounting various challenges to the
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UN: More than 200 000 migrants crossed Mediterranean in October
The United Nations says more than 218,000 migrants crossed the Mediterranean Sea during the month of October, more than the
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