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Europe’s migrant crisis: Roundup, September 17

September 17, 2015September 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey

Migrants and refugees are pouring into Germany at a rate of 1800 a day through the border with Austria, German

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria rejects claims that thousands of migrants are headed to its border

September 17, 2015September 17, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Turkey

Claims that tens of thousands of migrants are headed towards the Bulgaria border are not true, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov

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Europe 

Refugee wave heading for Erdine

September 16, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Turkey

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

September 16, 2015September 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Serbia, Turkey

Hundreds of migrants streamed into the European Union Wednesday through the cornfields of Croatia, welcomed there after Hungary blocked its

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Europe 

Tsipras turns down ‘grand coalition’ invitation by Meimarakis

September 15, 2015September 15, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

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 

Europe’s migrant crisis – roundup, September 11

September 11, 2015September 13, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia, Syrian refugees

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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Bulgaria 

EC approves Greek – Bulgarian cross-border cooperation programme, to boost SMEs

September 10, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

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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Bulgaria 

EC’s proposed new migrant plan would move 1600 people to Bulgaria

September 9, 2015September 10, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Greece, Hungary

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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Europe 

More clashes on Lesbos, as number of migrants reaches 20 000

September 8, 2015September 8, 2015 Deutsche Welle Greece

There have been more clashes between migrants and police on the island of Lesbos, as they sought to board a

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