Refugee centres in Bulgaria have 17% occupancy – state agency head
Occupancy in refugee centres in Bulgaria is 17 per cent, with about 850 people accommodated, the head of the State
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Slovenia, Kosovo bust organised crime group trafficking people in the Balkans
Law enforcement authorities worked together on March 21 to arrest 12 migrant smugglers operating in the Balkans, European police agency
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Number of first-time asylum applicants in Bulgaria dropped 82% in 2017 – Eurostat
There were a total of 3470 first-time asylum applicants in Bulgaria in 2017, a figure 82 per cent lower than
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Amnesty International slams Bulgaria on treatment of refugees, hate speech, media freedom
Amnesty International has released its international report for 2017/18, in which it slams Bulgaria over its treatment of migrants and
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Hungary’s Orbán seeks Bulgarian EU Presidency’s help to change migration policy
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán brought his campaign against the EU’s migration policy to Sofia on February 19, underlining his
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Asylum applications in EU+ countries in 2017 were 43% lower than in 2016 – EASO
The number of asylum applications in EU+ countries – meaning the 28 member states of the bloc plus Norway and
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Bulgaria accepted 12 850 non-EU immigrants in 2015 – Eurostat
A total of 25 223 people immigrated to Bulgaria in 2015, including 12 850 non-EU nationals, according to provisional data
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Arrivals of migrants and refugees in Europe so far in 2017 total more than 175 000, much lower than in 2016
By December 3, there had been 175 329 arrivals of migrants and refugees in Europe so far in 2017, according
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Illegal migration in Bulgaria sharply down in 2017 – Interior Minister
Between January 1 and October 31, a total of 2678 third-country nationals – meaning, non-EU citizens – had been detained
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