NGOs: Unaccompanied refugee children at extreme risk in the Balkans
An estimated 1300 unaccompanied child refugees and migrants are at an increased risk of exploitation, violence and trafficking because of
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Bulgarian caretaker government scraps decree on integration of refugees
At a special sitting on the evening of March 31, the Bulgarian caretaker cabinet scrapped a decree providing for municipalities
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Bulgaria to begin accepting refugees from Turkey, caretaker cabinet decides – report
Bulgaria will begin accepting refugees from Turkey, the caretaker cabinet agreed in a decision not made public, a report on
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Burnt-out lorry from which refugees were rescued ‘identical’ to one owned by border fence company – report
A lorry from which a group of 30 migrants were rescued after it caught fire was “identical” to one owned
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Thousands of migrants ‘disappear’ from Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry, refugee agency centres – report
Thousands of migrants have “disappeared” from Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry distribution centres and State Agency for Refugees camps in the past
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Bulgaria has expelled 472 non-EU nationals since the beginning of 2017 – Interior Ministry
Between January 1 and March 9 2017, Bulgaria sent a total of 472 third-country nationals – meaning non-EU citizens –
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Roman Catholic priest who sheltered Syrian refugees at Belene is leaving Bulgaria
The Roman Catholic priest who was at the centre of controversy because he sheltered a Syrian refugee family in the
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Bulgaria preparing changes to rules on integration of migrants and refugees
Because of social tensions, Bulgaria’s caretaker government is preparing changes to the regulations and conditions for the integration of migrant
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Bulgarian municipalities ignore EU-funded refugee integration scheme
No Bulgarian municipality has applied to take part in an EU-funded scheme that provides funds to assist in integration of
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