Interior Minister: Migrant-trafficking routes not shifting to Bulgaria
Migrant-trafficking routes have not been diverted to include Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova told the National Assembly
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EU now says ‘no automatic return’ of migrants to Turkey
The European Union has made a surprise announcement that there will essentially be no automatic return of migrants from the
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European Commission proposes border control changes
The European Commission proposed on April 6 what it called “stronger and smarter information systems for borders and security”, intended
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Frontex: 1.82 million irregular crossings in Europe
The EU member states registered a record number of 1.82 million irregular border crossings last year, a sharp rise that
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Pope, Ecumenical Patriarch and Greek Church head to visit refugees on Lesbos
Plans are for Roman Catholic church head Pope Francis, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartolomeos and the head of the Greek Church, Archbishop
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Bulgarian officials aid in expelling migrants from Greece to Turkey
Five members of Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry Migration Directorate participated in what a ministry statement described as the first successful operation
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As EU begins deportations, Pakistanis and other migrants call for help
Around 10 a.m. Monday, Agma — a Pakistani electrician in a tiny tent city on a rocky Greek beach —
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Croatian Jews to boycott official Holocaust remembrance
Croatia’s Jews will boycott the country’s official ceremony honoring the victims of the pro-Nazi regime of World War II, accusing
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Greece begins controversial deportations
Greece and the European Union have begun deporting migrants from the islands of Lesbos and Chios, sending them to Turkey
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