Bulgaria detains 63 refugees on boat in Black Sea
Bulgaria’s border police have intercepted 143 refugees attempting to enter the country illegally over the past three days, including 63
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Syrian refugees
Turkey feeling strain from hosting Syrian refugees
Turkey has maintained an open door policy for people fleeing the conflict in neighboring Syria, but recent violent protests in
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Germany reverses move to return refugees to Bulgaria, State Agency for Refugees head says
Germany has backtracked on its intention to return more than 2000 refugees to Bulgaria, the head of Bulgaria’s State Agency
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Bulgarian-Turkish border fence completed, Bulgaria’s defence ministry says
The building of a fence at the border between Bulgaria and Turkey has been completed, Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry said, in
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Bulgarian government plans to disperse 2000 refugees throughout country – reports
The Bulgarian government has a plan to place 2000 refugees with formal refugee or humanitarian status throughout the country by
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Germany plans to return 3000 refugees to Bulgaria – report
Authorities in Germany plan to begin to return to Bulgaria close to 3000 refugees from next week, a report in
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Bulgarian-Turkish border fence to be completed ‘within days’ – minister
Bulgaria is set to complete the controversial project to build a fence on the Bulgarian-Turkish border “within days”, the country’s
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Bulgaria’s floods: Syrian refugees among volunteers in cleanup of Varna’s Asparouhovo area
A group of Syrian refugees is among volunteers who have joined in cleaning up the Asparouvo area of Bulgaria’s Black
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Bulgaria granted protection to 2495 asylum seekers, mostly Syrians, in 2013
Bulgaria granted protection status to 2495 asylum seekers in 2013, with Syrians making up the largest single group at 81
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