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Bulgaria 

Interior Ministry chief: No specific threat to Bulgaria

March 23, 2016March 24, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria reacted to information about the March 22 terrorist attack in Brussels by immediately taking several actions, including stepping up

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Europe 

Athens concerned EU-Turkey refugee deal will not be honoured

March 23, 2016March 23, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

Less than a week after the EU-Turkey agreement on dealing with the refugee crisis, the Greek government appears concerned that the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry names team for Bokova’s UN Secretary-General candidacy

March 21, 2016March 22, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Irina Bokova

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry announced on March 21 2016 the team that will work on the campaign for Irina Bokova to

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Bulgaria 

Leaders in Sofia and Skopje agree on joint measures against migrant-trafficking at border

March 17, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis, Macedonia

Bulgarian Prime Minister and Republic of Macedonia president Gjorge Ivanov have agreed on joint measures to suppress trafficking of migrants

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Europe 

Just 900 of the 160 000 refugees in Greece and Italy were resettled in other EU countries

March 17, 2016March 18, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Greece

The European Commission is calling on EU countries for “urgent decisive action” to accelerate the pace of the resettlement process. The

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to slash diplomatic privileges for honorary consuls in the country

March 16, 2016March 18, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria will massively cut back the privileges accorded to honorary consuls in the country, stripping them of diplomatic privileges, diplomatic

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Europe 

Greece sets up three refugee camps near the Albanian border

March 16, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania, Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Greek authorities said that they are working hard to set up three new welcome centres for refugees in the area

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet proposes to pay close to 6M euro towards EU 3BN euro deal with Turkey

March 16, 2016March 17, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

Bulgaria’s Cabinet agreed on March 16 2016 to ask the National Assembly to ratify a contribution of 5.9 million euro

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Europe 

Croatian PM ‘unfair’ with Prince Charles, Serbian PM Vucic says

March 15, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, Serbia

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic was “angered” by his Croatian counterpart’s decision to show 1990s war memorabilia to the Prince

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