Bulgaria has made progress in dealing with asylum seekers, Malmström says
Bulgaria has made progress in improving living conditions for refugees and more effort is needed to improve the situation of
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Syrian refugees
About 63% of asylum applicants in Bulgaria in 2013 were from Syria – Eurostat
Sixty-three per cent of the total 7145 asylum applicants in Bulgaria in 2013 were from Syria, according to a report
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Malmström: Bulgarian-Turkish border fence no solution to systemic problems in managing migration
Fences and walls are short-term measures that will not solve the systemic problems in the management of migration processes, European
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Nine military officers to be punished over Bulgarian-Turkish border fence deal
Nine military officers will face punishment ranging from reprimands to dismissal over the controversial project to build a fence on
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Bulgaria still tardy in granting refugee status
Living conditions in refugee camps in Bulgaria are improving and more accommodation is on the way, but the process of
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Bulgarian prosecutors probe refugee tent camp funding
Prosecutors in Bulgaria have started pre-trial proceedings in connection with the spending of money that had been intended for the
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Bulgarian socialist MP Angelov defiant over Syria visit
Bulgarian Socialist Party member of Parliament Strahil Angelov, in television interviews on January 22 after his controversial visit to Syria,
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Bulgarian socialist MP in row over ‘support for Assad’
A political firestorm has erupted around Bulgarian Socialist Party member of Parliament Strahil Angelov after the Syrian embassy in Sofia
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Syrian refugees flood Bulgaria, expose flaws in EU refugee policy
Bulgaria is facing mounting criticism for its failure to adequately provide shelter, food and medical care to thousands of migrants
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