IOM: Refugee arrivals in Europe down sharply but deaths up
The number of refugees and migrants arriving in Europe has fallen sharply this year but migration to the continent has
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European leaders meet to tackle illegal migration
European leaders gathered in Vienna Saturday to discuss how to better fortify the European Union’s outer borders against illegal migration
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Number of first-time asylum-seekers in Bulgaria drops in Q2 2016
The number of first-time asylum-seekers registered in Bulgaria in the second quarter of 2016 was 3505, a decrease of 13
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Bulgarian deputy interior minister: EC made ‘lightning decision’ on funding aid for border protection
Bulgaria’s deputy interior minister Philip Gounev has described the grant by the European Commission of 160 million euro emerging funding
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Borissov in Bratislava: Bulgaria needs concrete support for border security
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov showed German chancellor Angela Merkel a map as they held a brief conversation in Bratislava,
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Bulgaria’s refugee centres are 93% per cent full
Ninety-three per cent of the capacity of the refugee centres in Bulgaria is filled, State Agency for Refugees head Petya
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Vucic in Paris: Serbia cannot defend EU from migrants
The migrant crisis is not behind us, but in front of us, Serbian prime minister Aleksandar Vucic said after meeting
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Bulgaria’s new co-ordination centre against illegal migration begins work
Bulgaria’s co-ordination centre for combating illegal migration has begun work, the Interior Ministry said on September 15. The new unit
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Bratislava summit to be a self-defining moment for the EU
Bratislava is bracing itself for the informal meeting of EU leaders, which will bring Europe’s top politicians to the castle hill,
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