EU announces additional emergency aid to help refugees in Serbia
The European Commission announced on October 8 that it had added an additional four million euro in humanitarian aid for
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Refugees
European Commission proposes resettling 50 000 refugees
The EU’s executive has unveiled plans to resettle at least 50 000 refugees, focusing on people from northern Africa, to
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Eurostat: 685 first-time asylum-seekers in Bulgaria in Q2 2017
A total of 685 people became first-time asylum-seekers in Bulgaria in the second quarter of 2017, EU statistics agency Eurostat
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Bulgarian government sets limits on movement of asylum-seekers
The Bulgarian government, at a meeting on September 21, imposed limits on the movements of asylum-seekers housed at various refugee
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About 2200 migrants and refugees in Bulgaria as at September 2017 – official
There were about 2200 migrants and refugees in Bulgaria at the beginning of September 2017, according to a regular report
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Fifty asylum-seekers relocated from Greece to Bulgaria in two years – European Commission report
Bulgaria, which in 2015 pledged to accept 860 asylum-seekers transferred from Greece, has so far accepted 50, a progress report
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European Court of Justice dismisses eastern states’ challenge to refugee quota
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has struck down a challenge from Hungary and Slovakia over the bloc’s mandatory refugee
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Bulgaria has given 561 people refugee status since the start of 2017
A total of 561 foreign citizens have been granted refugee status by Bulgaria’s State Agency for Refugees between January 1
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UNHCR welcomes Bulgaria’s new ordinance on refugee integration but points to gaps
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees’ office in Bulgaria has welcomed the government’s efforts to improve the integration of refugees
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