The Balkan Blog: Is Greece at the tipping point?
The very north of Greece might well be “The Yardstick” by which we can measure the reality of living in
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Almost 300 000 migrants and refugees reached Europe in past 8 months – IOM
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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EU grants further 115M euro to Greece to cope with refugee crisis
The European Commission has stepped up its funding to improve living conditions for refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in Greece,
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Bulgarian tobacco growers to block Makaza border checkpoint with 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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Frontex announces stress tests for Europe’s external borders
The director of Frontex, Fabrice Leggeri, plans to introduce a stress test on the external borders of Europe of a
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Building of Kresna – Sandanski stretch of Struma motorway to begin in September
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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More than 1200 migrants have arrived in Bulgaria since August 1 – IOM
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
Chinese giant COSCO, which on Wednesday completed officially the acquisition of a majority stake in Piraeus Port, said it aims
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Joint Bulgarian-Greek traffic control teams in border regions
Joint teams of Bulgarian and Greek police are to control traffic in the regions of the border between the two
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