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Can the Balkans kick its jihadi habit?

November 17, 2015November 18, 2015 VOANews Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia

As the camera pans across a group of Bosnian children holding an Islamic State flag, they chant greetings to IS

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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 

Refugees crossing into Europe allege abuse at hands of Bulgarian police

November 13, 2015November 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Serbia, Syrian refugees

Refugees and migrants arriving in Europe through Bulgaria have alleged that they were abused by the country’s law enforcement officials,

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Unstoppable migrant flows across Mediterranean into Europe

November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 Lisa Schlein of VOANews Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia

The U.N. Children’s Fund said it sees no sign that migrant flows into Europe are slowing down, and said the

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EU signs Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Kosovo

October 27, 2015October 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo, Serbia

The European Union signed on October 27 2015 a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with Kosovo, opening the way for

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European leaders agree 17-point plan on Western Balkans migration route

October 26, 2015October 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey

Leaders of eight European Union countries and of Serbia, Macedonia and Albania have agreed on a 17-point plan of action

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Bulgaria 

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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EC President Juncker calls special summit on Western Balkans migrant emergency

October 21, 2015October 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia

European Commission (EC) President Jean-Claude Juncker has called a special meeting of heads of state and government on October 25

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Europe 

Refugees scramble to reach Europe before winter

October 20, 2015October 22, 2015 Lisa Schlein of VOANews Croatia, Greece, Serbia, Slovenia, Syrian refugees, Turkey

The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, reports a spike in arrivals in Greece as a result of a last minute scramble

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