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Strike to halt operations at Greek ports on September 22 and 23

September 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

A 48-hour strike is to halt operations at Greece’s seaports on September 22 and 23, a time during which many

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Perspectives 

The Balkan Blog: Is Greece at the tipping point?

September 14, 2016September 14, 2016 Patrick Brigham Greece

The very north of Greece might well be “The Yardstick” by which we can measure the reality of living in

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Europe 

Almost 300 000 migrants and refugees reached Europe in past 8 months – IOM

September 14, 2016September 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Close to 300 000 migrants and refugees have reached Europe between the start of 2016 and mid-September, with most of them

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Europe 

EU grants further 115M euro to Greece to cope with refugee crisis

September 11, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

The European Commission has stepped up its funding to improve living conditions for refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in Greece,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian tobacco growers to block Makaza border checkpoint with Greece

September 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Tobacco producers from the Bulgarian towns of Haskovo and Kurdzhali said that they would block the Makaza checkpoint at the

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Europe 

Frontex announces stress tests for Europe’s external borders

August 29, 2016August 29, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Greece

The director of Frontex, Fabrice Leggeri, plans to introduce a stress test on the external borders of Europe of a

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Bulgaria 

Building of Kresna – Sandanski stretch of Struma motorway to begin in September

August 17, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Construction of the Kresna-Sandanski stretch of Bulgaria’s Struma Motorway, that will run to the Greek border, is to begin in

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Bulgaria 

More than 1200 migrants have arrived in Bulgaria since August 1 – IOM

August 16, 2016August 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Hungary, Serbia

A total of 1289 migrants have arrived in Bulgaria since August 1 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said

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COSCO says aims to turn Piraeus port into one of Europe’s largest container hubs

August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Chinese giant COSCO, which on Wednesday completed officially the acquisition of a majority stake in Piraeus Port, said it aims

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