European Commission awards additional 305M euro to four EU countries facing migration pressure
The European Commission said on December 20 that this week it had made available an additional 305 million euro in
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485 asylum seekers in Bulgaria in October 2018 – Eurostat
There were a total of 485 asylum seekers in Bulgaria in October 2018, up from 315 in October 2017, according
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Freezing temperatures threaten migrant lives on Bosnian-Croatian border
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says thousands of migrants stuck near the Bosnian-Croatian border face
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Bulgaria gives 10 000 euro for accommodation of migrants and refugees in Macedonia and BiH
Bulgaria is to provide 19 559 leva (about 10 000 euro) as a voluntary contribution to the Council of Europe
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For the second time, heavy rain brings down fence at Bulgarian – Turkish border
Part of the fence built by Bulgaria at the border with Turkey to stem illegal migration has fallen for a
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Bulgaria restricts access to area near Greek border because of increase in illegal migration
Bulgarian Border Police have imposed a temporary restriction on people entering an area along the Maritsa River at the Bulgarian-Greek
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European Parliament committee proposes ‘European Humanitarian Visa’
The European Parliament’s civil liberties committee has called for the establishment of a “European Humanitarian Visa” for which asylum-seekers would
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1510 asylum applications were pending in Bulgaria in August 2018 – Eurostat
The number of people subject to asylum applications in Bulgaria in August 2018 was 1510, down from 4655 in August
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Frontex: Irregular border crossings into EU in January – August 2018 down 40 per cent
In the first eight months of 2018, the number of irregular border crossings into the EU via the top four
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