Thousands stranded in Greece after Macedonia opens border for 250 migrants
Macedonian authorities on Wednesday allowed some 250 asylum seekers from Syria and Iraq to cross its border with Greece at
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Day: March 2, 2016
Europe migrant crisis: EC proposes 700M euro emergency assistance for hardest-hit EU countries
The European Commission (EC) said on March 2 that it was proposing a new “emergency assistance instrument” to provide a
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Bulgarian parliamentary committee on Russian, Turkish interference in politics set for stillbirth
The first meeting of Bulgaria’s parliamentary special committee to examine allegations of interference by Turkey and Russia in the country’s
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Bulgarian PM orders interior, defence ministers to organise joint exercise at borders facing migration pressure
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has instructed the ministers of interior and of defence to organise joint exercises in border
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Heavy traffic, changeable weather expected as Bulgaria heads into March 3 four-day weekend
Traffic police will be out in force in Bulgaria as the country celebrates a four-day weekend beginning on March 3
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Turks see Russia as greatest threat, poll finds
With Russian-Turkish tensions mounting, a recent poll finds that the Turkish people see Russia as their greatest threat. The annual
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New businesses open in wake of European migrant crisis
From human smugglers to bus services to the sellers of life jackets, new businesses have popped up everywhere along the
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