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Greece: Evacuation of Idomeni refugee ‘camp’ begins

May 24, 2016May 25, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Greek authorities began the evacuation of the informal refugee camp in Idomeni at dawn Tuesday. At least four hundred police

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM inspects progress on Turkish border fence

May 22, 2016May 25, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov carried out an aerial inspection of progress on the extension to the Bulgarian -Turkish border

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Europe 

EU ministers back emergency system to suspend visa-free travel

May 22, 2016 Lisa Bryant of VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

European Union ministers meeting in Brussels have agreed on a mechanism aimed at suspending visa-free travel for foreign nationals abusing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police find 21 Syrians concealed in Turkey – Germany train

May 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

Twenty-one people from Syria were found concealed in a train travelling from Turkey to Germany when it stopped at the

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Europe 

Increased risk of terrorists using migrant flows to enter EU – report

May 17, 2016May 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

While a systematic link between migrant smuggling and terrorism is not proven, there is an increased risk that foreign terrorist

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Bulgaria 

Forecast bright for Greek tourism, despite refugee crisis

May 16, 2016 Margaret Besheer of VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Despite the ongoing migrant and refugee crisis, Greece expects to welcome a record 27 million tourists this year. “I think

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Europe 

Can EU migrant deal survive Turkey’s political turmoil?

May 16, 2016May 16, 2016 Dorian Jones of VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

Senior European Union and Turkish officials are meeting to rescue the EU visa deal. Since the ousting of Turkish Prime

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Europe 

Migrants are avoiding Greece in effort to reach Europe

May 13, 2016May 13, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

The rescue of over 800 migrants off the coast of Sicily over the past two days is emblematic of a

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Europe 

More than 180 000 Mediterranean migrant, refugee arrivals so far in 2016

May 13, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

An estimated 188 075 migrants and refugees had entered Europe by sea in 2016 by May 11, arriving in Italy,

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