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Bulgaria 

About 16 000 have entered Bulgaria illegally since beginning of 2016 – official

October 14, 2016October 16, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis

About 16 000 foreigners have entered Bulgaria illegally since the beginning of 2016, according to a regular report by the

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Bulgaria 

Hungary charges Bulgarians, Afghans with murder over migrant death lorry

October 13, 2016October 14, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Hungary

Hungary has laid criminal charges of murder and aggravated migrant smuggling against 11 people, mostly Bulgarians and Afghan nationals in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov: Turkey should remain a strategic partner of Europe

October 6, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

Turkey should remain a strategic partner of Europe because no border police could cope with several million migrants, Bulgarian Prime

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Europe 

Greece to begin schooling migrant children

October 6, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Children of migrants and refugees stranded in Greece will begin attending Greek schools next week. Greek Education Minister Nikos Filis

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Bulgaria 

Fighting migration crisis is among key points in relations between Bulgaria and Greece

October 4, 2016October 4, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Greece

The emphasis in bilateral relations between Bulgaria and Greece includes fighting the migration crisis, protection of the external borders of

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Europe 

Hungary prepares for controversial migrant vote

October 1, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Hungary

The question posed to Hungarian voters is relatively simple. Paraphrased: Should the European Union be allowed to tell them how

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Bulgaria 

Four Bulgarian Border Police arrested for corruption

September 30, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis

Four Bulgarian Border Police were arrested for corruption at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint with Turkey on September 30. More

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Europe 

EU to resettle 30 000 refugees throughout bloc by 2017

September 29, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis

EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos on Wednesday said some 30 000 refugees in Greece will be relocated throughout the EU

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Europe 

Hungary to reject refugee resettlement, adding to EU’s post-Brexit woes

September 28, 2016 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Hungary

There’s been nothing subtle about Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s campaign before Sunday’s nationwide referendum on whether Hungary should agree

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