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Austria, Hungary and Europol dismantle migrant smuggling ring

July 26, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Hungary

European police agency Europol’s European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) has supported the Austrian and Hungarian authorities to detect and dismantle

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Bulgaria 

160 held in police operation in Sofia against illegal migration

July 19, 2016July 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Sofia

Bulgarian police detained about 160 people in an operation in capital city Sofia against illegal migration on July 18 and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police intercept 45 trying to cross border into Serbia

July 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Serbia, Turkey

Bulgarian Border Police detained 45 foreigners attempting to illegally cross the Bulgarian – Serbian border in the past day, the

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Bulgaria 

Serbia sending joint army-police teams to Bulgarian border

July 18, 2016July 19, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Macedonia, Serbia

The Serbian government has decided to set up joint military and police teams to be deployed at its borders with

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Europe 

European Commission: Relocation of refugees from Greece and Italy is slow

July 14, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Greece

According to the latest European Commission progress report on the refugee crisis, the relocation process of refugees into EU countries

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Europe 

Number of Mediterranean migrant deaths in 2016 approaches 3000 mark

July 12, 2016July 12, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece

An estimated 2942 migrants and refugees have died so far in 2016 attempting the Mediterranean crossing into Europe, the International

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Europe 

Pew poll: Europeans fear wave of refugees will mean more terrorism, fewer jobs

July 12, 2016July 12, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

In eight of 10 European nations included in a Pew Research poll, half or more of those polled believe that

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Europe 

EU lawmakers endorse new border and coast guard agency

July 7, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis

European Union lawmakers endorsed plans to bring together the EU’s Frontex border agency and national border management authorities, to help

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors drop charges against cop who shot Afghan refugee

June 28, 2016June 30, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Bourgas has dropped criminal proceedings against police officer Vulkan

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