Bulgaria gives 10 000 euro for accommodation of migrants and refugees in Macedonia and BiH
Bulgaria is to provide 19 559 leva (about 10 000 euro) as a voluntary contribution to the Council of Europe
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Europe migrant crisis
For the second time, heavy rain brings down fence at Bulgarian – Turkish border
Part of the fence built by Bulgaria at the border with Turkey to stem illegal migration has fallen for a
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How the EU’s resettlement plan is failing to meet its goal
The EU has set up various measures to curb unauthorized migration. One of them is offering more legal pathways to
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Bulgaria restricts access to area near Greek border because of increase in illegal migration
Bulgarian Border Police have imposed a temporary restriction on people entering an area along the Maritsa River at the Bulgarian-Greek
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Bulgarian Interior Minister: Attempted illegal border crossings from Turkey, Greece increased in August-October
Between August and October 24, there was an increase in attempts to illegally cross the border into Bulgaria from Turkey
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European Parliament committee proposes ‘European Humanitarian Visa’
The European Parliament’s civil liberties committee has called for the establishment of a “European Humanitarian Visa” for which asylum-seekers would
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1510 asylum applications were pending in Bulgaria in August 2018 – Eurostat
The number of people subject to asylum applications in Bulgaria in August 2018 was 1510, down from 4655 in August
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Agreement to allow European Border and Coast Guard agency teams to be deployed in Serbia
European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos and Nebojša Stefanović, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior
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Frontex: Irregular border crossings into EU in January – August 2018 down 40 per cent
In the first eight months of 2018, the number of irregular border crossings into the EU via the top four
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