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Visegrád Group calls for fast action to secure EU border

February 16, 2016 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post Boiko Borissov, Czech Republic, Europe migrant crisis, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia

How to handle the refugee crisis and in particular the Western Balkan route used by refugees entering Europe through Greece

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Borissov: Strengthening control on Bulgarian-Greek, Macedonian-Greek borders will not lead to solution for Europe

February 15, 2016February 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia

Strengthening the control on the Bulgarian-Greek and Greek-Republic of Macedonia borders will not lead to a solution for Europe but

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Europe migrant crisis: EC gives additional millions of euro to Greece and Macedonia

February 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia

The European Commission has awarded 12.7 million euro in emergency funding to Greece to support the establishment of reception facilities

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European Court: Asylum-seeker can be detained on grounds of national security

February 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

European Union law allows an asylum seeker to be detained when the protection of national security or public order so

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Bosnia submits EU application

February 15, 2016February 15, 2016 VOANews Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia has formally submitted an application to become part of the European Union. President Dragan Covic submitted the paperwork to

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US senators urge new Polish government to ‘recommit’ to democracy

February 15, 2016 VOANews Poland

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, identifying themselves as friends of Poland, have written to Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo

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Greek farmers return to roadblocks as government looks for way out of crisis

February 15, 2016February 15, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Following a weekend of protesting in the center of Athens, Greek farmers participating in the roadblock at Tempi Valley in

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Russia blocks Ukraine transit at its borders, after Ukraine blockade

February 15, 2016February 15, 2016 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russia has blocked Ukraine-registered trucks from entering its territory, in a tit-for-tat response to expanding efforts by Ukraine activists to

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EU demands Greece remedy deficiencies of border control

February 14, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

The European Union has given Greece a three-month ultimatum to fix “deficiencies” in controlling its borders or face suspension from

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