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Czech PM praises Bulgaria’s role in reducing migratory pressure on CEE

September 6, 2016September 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Czech Republic, Europe migrant crisis, Rossen Plevneliev, Turkey

The measures that Bulgaria introduced to protect the external borders of the EU have contributed significantly to reducing the migratory

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Bulgaria 

Plevneliev meets Zeman: Czech Republic to assist Bulgaria to guard EU external border

September 5, 2016September 5, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Czech Republic, Europe migrant crisis, Rossen Plevneliev

The Czech Republic will support Bulgaria in guarding the European Union’s external border, it was announced at a joint news

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria cannot accept more economic migrants – PM Borissov

September 4, 2016September 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis

Bulgaria is unable to accept more economic migrants, while Europe is also “gasping”, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on September

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Europe 

UN: Death toll among refugees crossing Mediterranean is highest ever

September 3, 2016September 5, 2016 Lisa Schlein of VOANews Europe migrant crisis

The U.N. refugee agency estimates nearly 4,200 people have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea since Alan Kurdi’s

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Bulgaria 

Child refugees struggle alone in Bulgaria

September 2, 2016September 4, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis

One of the more disturbing effects of the refugee crisis is the increasing number of unaccompanied minors. As Emanuela Barbiroglio

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to enable restrictions on movement of asylum applicants

August 31, 2016September 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on August 31 changes to State Agency for Refugees regulations that will enable restrictions on the movement

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Minister: PM Borissov cannot be criticised for dialogue with Turkey

August 31, 2016September 1, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

Bulgaria has done nothing but defend the common EU migration policy in its talks with Turkey, and Prime Minister Boiko

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Bulgaria 

Refugee Crisis: Frontex director demands more support for Bulgaria

August 29, 2016March 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

Fabrice Leggeri, the French Executive Director of the European border protection agency Frontex, has demanded more support for Bulgaria. He

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Europe 

Frontex announces stress tests for Europe’s external borders

August 29, 2016August 29, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Greece

The director of Frontex, Fabrice Leggeri, plans to introduce a stress test on the external borders of Europe of a

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