Close to 30 000 migrant and refugee arrivals in Bulgaria so far in 2015 – IOM
It is virtually certain that the total number of arrivals of migrants and refugees in Europe by land and sea
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Athens asks Ankara to help reduce the migrant flow
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu in Brussels on Thursday on the sidelines of
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Molotov cocktails thrown at Turkish consulate in Thessaloniki
Arsonists targeted the police guard of the Turkish consulate in Thessaloniki early Friday morning, using petrol bombs (Molotov cocktails). They
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Migrant crisis poses unprecedented challenge for Europe
As of November, some 800,000 refugees and migrants from the Middle East and Africa had crossed the Mediterranean to reach
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National sovereignty ‘not at stake’ from EU border force
Plans for a new EU coast and border agency will have “full respect for national sovereignty,” European Commissioner for Migration
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Putin once again blames ‘toothless’ Bulgaria for South Stream’s demise
A year after announcing the cancellation of the South Stream gas pipeline proposal during a visit to Ankara, Russian president
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Bulgarian Parliament welcomes Nato’s invitation to Montenegro to join alliance
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted by a large majority on December 17 to express support for the invitation two weeks earlier
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Macedonia’s foreign minister Nikola Poposki in Athens
The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Macedonia, Nikola Poposki, is paying an official visit to Athens, reciprocating the visit of
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Slovakia’s accommodation project for refugees still alive
Slovakia’s Interior Ministry wants to place Iraqi refugees in houses of volunteers despite protests from villagers and mayors, making their integration
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