Mediterranean migrant, refugee arrivals in Europe so far in 2016 top 100 000
Migrant and refugee arrivals in Greece and Italy in 2016 this week exceeded 100 000, the International Organization for Migration
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Afghan migrants, stalled at Macedonian border, sent back to Athens
Greek police have begun removing hundreds of migrants from a camp at the country’s border with Macedonia. The migrants, most
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Europol launches European Migrant Smuggling Centre
EU police agency Europol launched on February 22 2016 the new European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC), described as having the goal
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Bulgarian government fires head of State Agency for Refugees
Bulgaria’s cabinet dismissed Nikola Kazakov as head of the State Agency for Refugees on February 22 2016, the government media
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Mediterranean migrant and refugee arrivals top 90 000 in 2016 so far – IOM
International Organization for Migration (IOM) monitors in the eastern Mediterranean said this week that cold weather contributed to a sharp
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‘Migrant-bashing has dangerously become the norm’ in Europe – UN rights expert
As the European Union summit started in Brussels on February 18, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of
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More than one refugee route through the Balkans
The Visegrád Group wants Macedonia to assist Greece in closing their border. Alternative routes through the Balkans would thus grow
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Sofia police arrest 75 in operation against illegal migration
Sofia police arrested 75 foreign men in two days in one of its regular operations against illegal migration, Bulgaria’s Interior
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Ahead of European Council, Bulgaria states position on migration, UK-EU
Bulgaria will take its seat at a February 18 and 19 European Council meeting that is to debate the UK’s
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