Europe migrant crisis: Bulgaria, Macedonia hold joint exercise at border
Border Police and military personnel from Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia began on March 18 a joint exercise aimed
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Month: March 2016
EU, Turkey approve migration deal
The European Union and Turkey have reached a landmark deal to ease the EU’s ongoing refugee crisis. The accord is
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Bulgaria has detained 1124 migrants and refugees since the start of 2016 – IOM
From the start of 2016 to March 16, Bulgarian authorities apprehended a total of 1124 migrants and refugees entering the
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Plevneliev leaves open the question of whether he will stand in 2016 presidential elections
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev, in a speech to Parliament on March 18, left open the question of whether he will
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Judicial reform is central to everything, Bulgarian President Plevneliev tells Parliament
Judicial reform is central to everything, Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev told the National Assembly in a special
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Investors in Plovdiv tobacco warehouse project: ‘Our actions guided by law’
The investors in the controversial project in Plovdiv that has seen a historic tobacco warehouse, meant to be protected as
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EU migrant deal with Turkey in sight at Brussels summit
Gathered for a make-or-break summit on clinching a migrant deal with Turkey, EU leaders have agreed their position. The bloc
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EU agrees on deal for sending migrants to Turkey
European Union leaders have agreed on a plan to send thousands of migrants from Syria and elsewhere to Turkey, in
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Slovakia: Fico rules on – with three partners
The unexpected election results in Slovakia produced a ruling coalition that seemed highly unlikely even some days after the elections. Smer,
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