Risk of border blockade as protesting Greek farmers gather on road to Bulgarian checkpoint
The situation at the Greek-Bulgarian border was being eyed with concern on January 26 as Greek farmers protesting against tax
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Greek farmers’ protest blockade of Bulgarian border postponed – reports
Greek farmers protesting against tax reforms in their country have postponed a planned blockade of Bulgaria’s border, reports said on
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Hefty snowfalls in northern Greece cause problems at Bulgarian border
Substantial snowfalls in parts of northern Greece on January 19 caused problems at the border with Bulgaria, with some checkpoints
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Bulgarian MEPs call on EC to act against threatened Greek border blockade
Bulgaria’s 18 members of the European Parliament, from all parties, issued a joint statement on January 18 2017, calling on
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Bulgarian transport carriers threaten counter-blockade if protesting Greeks shut border
The Bulgarian Association of International Carriers said on January 18 that it would mount a counter-blockade if protesting Greek farmers
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Just more than two weeks into 2017, already more than 200 migrants and refugees dead in the Med
About 2876 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea in 2017, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on
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Greek farmers say they will blockade Bulgaria’s borders again from January 23
Greek farmers have said that they will begin protests on January 23 2017, with blockades of roads including checkpoints at
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Germany to deport asylum-seekers back to Greece
Germany is set to reverse a six-year-old block on the deportation of asylum-seekers back to Greece, despite a humanitarian crisis
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‘Code Red’ warning of extremely dangerous weather in several South Eastern Europe countries for January 9
The “code red” warning of extremely dangerous weather – the highest level of warning – has been issued for January
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