Bulgaria rejects claims that thousands of migrants are headed to its border
Claims that tens of thousands of migrants are headed towards the Bulgaria border are not true, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov
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Greece
Refugee wave heading for Erdine
The prefecture of Edirne has given a three-day deadline to the 3000 refugees who have arrived by car at the
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Europe’s migrant crisis: Roundup, September 16
Hundreds of migrants streamed into the European Union Wednesday through the cornfields of Croatia, welcomed there after Hungary blocked its
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Tsipras turns down ‘grand coalition’ invitation by Meimarakis
During a televised debate on Monday night, Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras ruled out forming a coalition government with New Democracy
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Europe’s migrant crisis – roundup, September 11
Four eastern EU member states have stood by their rejection of compulsory quotas for migrants. Germany’s foreign minister has warned
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EC approves Greek – Bulgarian cross-border cooperation programme, to boost SMEs
The European Commission (EC) adopted on September 9 a cross-border co-operation programme for Greece and Bulgaria which has as its
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EC’s proposed new migrant plan would move 1600 people to Bulgaria
The European Commission’s proposal for the emergency relocation of 120 000 refugees from Greece, Hungary and Italy would see 1600
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More clashes on Lesbos, as number of migrants reaches 20 000
There have been more clashes between migrants and police on the island of Lesbos, as they sought to board a
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5000 migrants a day crossed Aegean into Greece in past week – IOM
Over the past week, the International Organisation for Migration – Greece estimates that more than 5000 migrants and refugees a
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