Greek PM to talk with protesting farmers as election talks build up
Following a series of meetings with the relevant ministers over the weekend, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will present a set
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All Bulgarian – Greek border crossings reopen after blockades lifted
All the blockades that had closed border crossings between Bulgaria and Greece were lifted on the afternoon of February 21
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Bulgarian – Greek border double blockade causes vehicle queues of dozens of kilometres
The shutdown of all border checkpoints between Bulgaria and Greece by double blockades entered its latest day on February 21
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Protests continue to keep all Greek-Bulgarian border checkpoints shut, Greek tourism industry hit by cancellations
All border crossings between Bulgaria and Greece remained closed on February 20 2016, Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry said, as protest blockades
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Bulgarian Parliament calls for EU penalty proceedings against Greece over border blockade
Bulgaria’s National Assembly unanimously adopted a declaration on February 19 2016 condemning the Greek blockade of the two countries’ border
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Border blockade: All checkpoints between Bulgaria and Greece closed to vehicles
The double border blockade crisis at the Bulgarian-Greek frontier deepened on February 19 as all checkpoints between the two countries
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Double blockades at Greek – Bulgarian border crossings continue
Bulgarian lorry drivers were set to continue their blockade of Bulgarian – Greek border crossings on February 18, a move
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Bulgarian lorry drivers continue border counter-blockade against protesting Greek farmers
Bulgarian freight carriers blocked traffic at the Kapitan Petkov Voivoda checkpoint at the Bulgarian-Greek border on February 17 in a
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Migrant crisis deepens Europe’s East-West divide
The leaders of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia gathered around a cake this week in Prague, celebrating the
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