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Frustration builds as hopes dim among refugees at Macedonian border

April 26, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Macedonia

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 

Turkish PM cites dramatic decrease in Syrian migrant exodus

April 24, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

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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Europe 

Merkel heads to Turkey to try to save EU migrant deal

April 23, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

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

April 23, 2016April 25, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Albania, Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia

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 

Bulgaria approved 5605 asylum applications in 2015

April 20, 2016April 22, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

Bulgaria approved 5605 asylum applications in 2015, of which 4705 were the granting of refugee status and the rest were

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Europe 

EU provides 83M euro to improve conditions for refugees in Greece

April 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, 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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Europe 

More than half of migrants in Europe are women – IOM

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

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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Europe 

Greek port refugees face uncertainty as tourist season approaches

April 19, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

It has provided some respite amid the political storm that surrounds refugees, but as thousands face the prospect of being

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, Polish presidents back strengthening Nato’s eastern flank

April 18, 2016April 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Nato, Poland, Rossen Plevneliev, Russia

In talks on April 18 with visiting Polish president Andrzej Duda, Bulgarian head of state Rossen Plevneliev has spoken strongly

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