Bulgarian lorry drivers mount counter-blockade, vow to block all Bulgarian-Greek crossings
Bulgarian lorry drivers formed a human chain to block the Kulata – Promachonas crossing at the Greek-Bulgarian border on February
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Two Greek-Bulgarian border checkpoints closed to lorries on February 16 because of Greek farmers’ protests
The Kulata-Promachonas and Ilinden-Exochi border checkpoints between Bulgaria and Greece were closed to lorry traffic on the morning of February
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Borissov: Strengthening control on Bulgarian-Greek, Macedonian-Greek borders will not lead to solution for Europe
Strengthening the control on the Bulgarian-Greek and Greek-Republic of Macedonia borders will not lead to a solution for Europe but
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Bulgaria files terrorism charges against three Syrians who tried to cross into Turkey, heading to join ‘Islamic State’
Bulgarian Border Police arrested three Syrians trying to cross illegally into Turkey, allegedly intending to join Daesh, the terrorist self-proclaimed
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Europe migrant crisis: EC gives additional millions of euro to Greece and Macedonia
The European Commission has awarded 12.7 million euro in emergency funding to Greece to support the establishment of reception facilities
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Greek farmers return to roadblocks as government looks for way out of crisis
Following a weekend of protesting in the center of Athens, Greek farmers participating in the roadblock at Tempi Valley in
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EU demands Greece remedy deficiencies of border control
The European Union has given Greece a three-month ultimatum to fix “deficiencies” in controlling its borders or face suspension from
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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issues advisory on Greek border blockades, protest in Athens
The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued an advisory to the country’s citizens travelling to Greece ahead of the
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As refugees perish, Greek graveyards fill
There’s little room left in the graveyards on this windswept island. Aid workers on Lesbos struggle to bury the growing
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