EU agrees to set up European Border and Coast Guard
European Union institutions agreed on June 22 2016 on setting up a European Border and Coast Guard, which the EU
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Europe migrant crisis
Bulgaria urges Turkey to comply with refugee readmission agreement
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov says his country is urging Turkey to comply with a refugee readmission agreement with the
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Report notes spike in refugee youths seeking safety in Europe
Unaccompanied minors fleeing places of conflict face rape, detention, beatings, forced labor and even death, according to the U.N. Children’s
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World Refugee Day: 65 million people forcibly displaced around the world
World Refugee Day, June 20, has seen the European Union underline its commitment to global efforts to address the refugee
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Bulgaria awaits clarity whether Turkey is keeping to refugee readmission deal
A question mark hangs over whether Turkey is keeping to an agreement with Bulgaria over the readmission of refugees. The
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First-time asylum applications in Bulgaria drop by close to half
The number of first-time asylum applications in Bulgaria in the first quarter of 2016 was 4050, close to half the
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Asylum applications in EU drop a third down in first three months of 2016
The number of first-time asylum seekers in the European Union in the first quarter of 2016 was 287 100, a
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Bulgarian Cabinet provides further 44M leva for Turkish border fence
Bulgaria’s Cabinet is providing a further 44 million leva (about 22.5 million euro) to build a further 61km of fence
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Over 210 000 migrants, refugees crossed to Europe by sea so far in 2016
An estimated 210 643 migrants and refugees had come to Europe by sea in 2016 by June 12, arriving in
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