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Day: April 16, 2016

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Interior Minister: No tension at the border

April 16, 2016April 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

There is no tension at Bulgaria’s borders but the country has to be ready for any eventuality, Interior Minister Roumyana

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Pope brings home refugee families from Greek island

April 16, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Pope Francis is bringing 12 Syrian refugees back to Rome  after a quick visit to the Greek island of Lesbos.

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Europe 

Pope visits migrants on Lesbos

April 16, 2016April 19, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Pope Francis visited the Moria detention camp on the island of Lesbos Saturday. Some men, women and children wept as

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Europe 

Orthodox Patriarch urges Europe to open doors to refugees

April 16, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis

Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians, is urging Europe to stop trying to divide what he calls economic

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