Bulgaria has accepted 29 asylum-seekers from Greece under EU relocation scheme
Since the European Union adopted its relocation scheme for asylum-seekers in September 2015, Bulgaria has accepted 29 from Greece and
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European Commission gives Bulgaria further 6.1M euro to support migration management
The European Commission has awarded a further 6.1 million euro in emergency funding to support migration management in Bulgaria, the
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Meeting in Malta, EU leaders agree on plan to co-operate with Libya against migration across Mediterranean
At an informal meeting in Malta on February 3, European Union leaders agreed on a plan involving working with Libya
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EU leaders meet in Malta to discuss Mediterranean migration issue
Leaders of the European Union are meeting in Malta on February 3 in their first informal gathering of the year,
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500 refugees evacuated from Bulgaria’s Harmanli centre because of fire
Five hundred refugees were evacuated from Bulgaria’s Harmanli refugee centre because of a fire, Bulgarian National Radio said on January
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In Brussels, Bulgarian President Radev calls for ‘even greater’ EU support in securing external borders against illegal migration
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev, in Brussels on January 30 for his first official visit abroad as head of state, has
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Closed Balkan route means lucrative times for human traffickers
More than 7000 refugees and migrants have been stranded in Serbia since neighbouring countries closed their borders. Many are spending
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Illegal attempts to cross Bulgarian border were at record low in final months of 2016 – Interior Ministry
The number of attempts at illegal crossing of Bulgaria’s borders in the final months of 2016 were the lowest since
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Just more than two weeks into 2017, already more than 200 migrants and refugees dead in the Med
About 2876 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea in 2017, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on
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