Migration Commissioner Avramopoulos to brief EC on Greek-Bulgarian border blockades
Dimitris Avramopoulos, European Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs, said during a February 11 visit to Bulgaria that he would
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Another day of problems at Greek-Bulgarian borders because of blockade by protesting Greek farmers
The largest checkpoint on the Bulgarian-Greek border, Kulata-Promachonas, was again closed to goods lorries for some hours on February 11,
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Macedonian president Ivanov: Border fence has prevented large numbers of illegal refugees
Macedonian president Gjorge Ivanov said on February 10 that state authorities had prevented the entry of thousands of illegal refugees crossing
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Macedonia’s refugee dilemma
As Greece continues to struggle with the influx of refugees, some EU countries hope that its northern neighbor Macedonia can
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Bulgaria’s borders with Greece again blocked by Greek farmers’ protests
Vehicle traffic across some of Bulgaria’s border checkpoints with Greece was on February 10 again disrupted because of blockades by
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Blockade at Greek border: Bulgaria seeks EU intervention, drivers mount counter-blockade
Bulgaria is continuing to try to exert pressure on the Greek government and to seek European Commission intervention to end
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35 migrants drown off Turkish coast
At least 35 migrants drowned in the Aegean Sea on Monday trying to reach Greece from Turkey. Turkey’s coast guard
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Long queues of lorries as Greek farmers again blockade Bulgarian border checkpoint
A 12km queue of lorries formed at the Kulata-Promachonas checkpoint at the border between Bulgaria and Greece on February 8
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Farmer blockade at Greek-Bulgarian border eases – reports
After a week of extensive traffic disruption at the border crossings between Bulgaria and Greece, the blockade imposed by Greek
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