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Protesting Greek farmers fail in bid to block Bulgarian border

January 26, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Greek police and gendarmerie stopped an attempt on January 26 by protesting Greek farmers to blockade the border with Bulgaria.

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Bulgaria 

Risk of border blockade as protesting Greek farmers gather on road to Bulgarian checkpoint

January 26, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

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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Bulgaria 

Greek farmers’ protest blockade of Bulgarian border postponed – reports

January 22, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

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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Bulgaria 

Hefty snowfalls in northern Greece cause problems at Bulgarian border

January 19, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Greece, Serbia

Substantial snowfalls in parts of northern Greece on January 19 caused problems at the border with Bulgaria, with some checkpoints

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MEPs call on EC to act against threatened Greek border blockade

January 18, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

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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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian transport carriers threaten counter-blockade if protesting Greeks shut border

January 18, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

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

January 17, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece

About 2876 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea in 2017, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on

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Bulgaria 

Greek farmers say they will blockade Bulgaria’s borders again from January 23

January 14, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Greek farmers have said that they will begin protests on January 23 2017, with blockades of roads including checkpoints at

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Europe 

Germany to deport asylum-seekers back to Greece

January 14, 2017March 9, 2017 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, 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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