UNICEF launches new appeal to support refugee and migrant children in Europe
Warning of a “massive” increase in the numbers of children on the move to Europe, the United Nations Children’s Fund
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Syrian refugees
Bulgarian Orthodox Church tells government: Don’t admit more refugees
The governing body of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the Holy Synod, has called on the country’s government not to admit
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Europe’s migrant crisis: Roundup, September 25
More than 100 000 refugees and migrants entered Greece illegally in August alone, the Independent Balkan News Agency said on September
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Migrant crisis: EU leaders agree on aid to Syria’s neighbours, billion euro to UN agencies
European Union leaders have agreed to provide further aid to assist refugees in countries neighbouring Syria, a key source country
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Bulgarian PM on migrant crisis: 10 million Syrians could cross from Turkey to Bulgaria
About 10 million Syrian refugees could cross the border from Turkey to Bulgaria in the near future, Bulgarian Prime Minister
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Bulgaria faces EU infringement proceedings over refugees
Bulgaria is among 19 European Union countries against which the European Commission (EC) adopted infringement decisions on September 23 for
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Bulgaria: Refugee relocation ‘only a temporary solution’
The European Commission’s refugee relocation quota system is only a temporary solution, according to Bulgaria’s position adopted at a September
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Bulgaria to receive 852 refugees in first phase of quota scheme
Bulgaria will receive 852 migrants redirected from Greece and Italy in the first phase of the refugee quota reallocation scheme
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PM Borissov: Bulgaria can cope with a refugee quota of 1200
Bulgaria could cope with a quota of 1200 refugees, and in this way the country would show solidarity and understanding
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