Frustration builds as hopes dim among refugees at Macedonian border
The biting cold of the winter wind has been tempered by spring, but among the thousands trapped in limbo on
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Europe migrant crisis
Turkish PM cites dramatic decrease in Syrian migrant exodus
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Saturday that his country’s efforts to deter Syrians from entering Greece by sea had
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Merkel heads to Turkey to try to save EU migrant deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European Union officials will travel to Turkey this weekend to try to smooth over
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In Thessaloniki, foreign ministers pursue solutions to migrant crisis
A talkfest among the foreign ministers of four countries held in Thessaloniki this week saw agreement on trying to come
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Bulgaria approved 5605 asylum applications in 2015
Bulgaria approved 5605 asylum applications in 2015, of which 4705 were the granting of refugee status and the rest were
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EU provides 83M euro to improve conditions for refugees in Greece
The European Commission (EC) announced on April 19 a sum of 83 million euro under the new Emergency Assistance Instrument,
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More than half of migrants in Europe are women – IOM
Women make up the majority of international migrants in Europe, 52.4 per cent, according to the International Organization for Migration’s
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Greek port refugees face uncertainty as tourist season approaches
It has provided some respite amid the political storm that surrounds refugees, but as thousands face the prospect of being
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Bulgarian, Polish presidents back strengthening Nato’s eastern flank
In talks on April 18 with visiting Polish president Andrzej Duda, Bulgarian head of state Rossen Plevneliev has spoken strongly
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