Border closures heighten fear refugees may use Adriatic Connection
Rights groups and organized crime experts are expressing rising alarm at the prospect of Syrian and Iraqi war refugees —
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Greece
Macedonia begrudges ‘paying’ for EU’s mistakes
Macedonia’s president says his country has been forced to pay for the actions of the European Union in the current
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Bulgaria to provide humanitarian assistance to refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border
Bulgaria is to provide humanitarian assistance in the form of tents, beds, blankets and heating fuel to refugees and migrants
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Mediterranean migrant arrivals in 2016 approach 150 000, deaths reach 455 – IOM
Arrivals in Italy and Greece of migrants and refugees via Mediterranean sea routes so far in 2016 exceeded 150 000
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Bulgaria: EU – Turkey deal must ensure security of Bulgaria’s borders
The final version of the agreement between the EU and Turkey must ensure that the land border between Bulgaria and
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Austria: Balkan Route should remain closed to migrants
Austrian interior minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner says the Balkan immigration route should remain closed, after Slovenia, Macedonia, Serbia, and Croatia closed
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Refugees in Greek camp fight anxiety, illness, boredom
For the refugees camped out on the Greek-Macedonian border, the day begins with hope – as it has every day
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Macedonia closes the Balkan refugee route
As of midnight, the Republic of Macedonia has closed its border to refugees, not allowing their entry. This decision followed the
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Europe migrant crisis: Serbia closing borders does not change situation in Bulgaria – Interior Minister
The decision by Serbia to close its borders with FYROM and Bulgaria to refugees and other migrants without valid EU visas
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