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Where do EU countries stand on migration?

June 24, 2018June 27, 2018 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

For EU member states, trying to find a common solution to irregular migration has exposed the fault lines that divide the bloc.

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Europe 

Bulgaria among 8 EU countries set for special summit on migration on June 24

June 20, 2018June 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is convening an informal working meeting on migration and asylum issues in Brussels on June

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Europe 

Trend of decrease in number of asylum applications in EU continues in 2018

June 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

The trend of a significant decrease in the number of asylum applications in the EU is continuing in 2018, according

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Bulgaria 

Hungarian court sentences traffickers who let 71 migrants suffocate to 25 years in prison

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

A Hungarian court sentenced four human traffickers to 25 years in prison in connection with the gruesome deaths of 71 migrants

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Europe 

European Commission proposes near-tripling of funding for migration and border management

June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

The European Commission said on June 12 that it was proposing an increase of close to triple in funding for

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EC gives Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.5M euro humanitarian aid for refugees and asylum seekers

June 7, 2018June 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

The European Commission (EC) announced on June 7 a total of 1.5 million euro in humanitarian aid to address the

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Bulgaria 

Council of Europe concerned by difficulties migrants and refugees face entering Bulgaria

April 23, 2018April 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

The Council of Europe’s Special Representative of the Secretary General on migration and refugees, Tomáš Boček, recognises the efforts made

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria granted protection status to 1530 Syrian asylum-seekers in 2017 – Eurostat

April 19, 2018April 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Refugees, Syria

Ninety per cent of the people granted protection status by Bulgaria in 2017 were from Syria, EU statistics agency Eurostat

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Bulgaria 

UNHCR poll: Almost half of Bulgarians agree that refugees could integrate successfully in Bulgarian society

March 26, 2018March 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

Almost half of Bulgaria’s population agree that refugees could integrate successfully in Bulgarian society, according to a poll commissioned by

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