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Number of migrant and refugee arrivals in Europe in 2015 approaches million mark

December 11, 2015December 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia

A total of 985 312 migrants, including refugees, have arrived in Europe since January 2015, according to the International Organization

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Hungary, Greece will not follow EU guidelines on labelling Israeli settlements products – report

December 2, 2015December 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Hungary

After Hungary, Greece has also decided that it will not heed European Commission guidelines on labelling products manufactured in Israeli

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Migrant arrivals in Europe in 2015 approach 900 000 mark

November 27, 2015December 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Slovenia, Syrian refugees

The number of migrants, including refugees, that have arrived in Europe by land and sea since the beginning of 2015

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Eastern Europe is concerned about its own security

November 19, 2015November 19, 2015 Deutsche Welle Boiko Borissov, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia

More and more Europeans are linking the latest surge of Islamist terrorist attacks to the mass refugee influx in Europe.

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Hungary ready to sue EU over migrant plan

November 17, 2015 Deutsche Welle Hungary

Hungary’s Justice Minister announced on Tuesday that the country’s parliament had cleared the way for the government to bring the

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Paris terrorist attacks: CEE leaders highlight migrant issue

November 15, 2015November 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia

In Central and Eastern Europe, a number of leaders have reacted to the November 13 Paris terrorist attacks by underlining

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Bulgaria 

Energy, regional security on agenda as foreign ministers of Greece, Bulgaria and Hungary meet

November 8, 2015November 9, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece, Hungary

Potential for further trilateral co-operation, especially in the energy sector, was discussed at a trilateral meeting between the foreign ministers

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Opinion: EU refugee summit over Balkan route has saved Europe for now

October 26, 2015May 10, 2024 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle Greece, Hungary, Turkey

Facing the complete failure of the handling of the refugee crisis, key European Union (EU) states have agreed upon emergency

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PMs: Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania will close their borders if the West stops taking refugees

October 24, 2015October 26, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Hungary, Romania, Serbia

“If Germany, Austria and other countries close their borders, we will not allow our nations to become a buffer zone.

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