7240 first-time asylum applications in Bulgaria in first half of 2015
There were 7240 first-time asylum applications in Bulgaria between the beginning of January and the end of June 2015, according
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Syrian refugees
More than 213 000 first-time asylum seekers in EU in April – June 2015 – Eurostat
During the second quarter of 2015 (from April to June 2015), 213 200 first time asylum seekers applied for protection
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Migrant quotas: Bulgaria wants ‘balance’, mainly families, mainly from Syria
Bulgaria has told the European Commission that in the system for reallocating refugees, the country would prefer to have a
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Europe’s migrant crisis – roundup, September 11
Four eastern EU member states have stood by their rejection of compulsory quotas for migrants. Germany’s foreign minister has warned
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Bulgaria’s Parliament to debate toughened penalties for people-trafficking
Amendments to Bulgaria’s Penal Code providing for increased penalties for trafficking of refugees will be presented for a second reading
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Podcast: Use the (migrant) situation creatively
Bulgaria Now’s Lance Nelson and The Sofia Globe Editor-in-Chief Clive Leviev-Sawyer on the latest developments in Europe’s migrant crisis,
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Why do so many refugees avoid Bulgaria?
An Arabic language “Refugee Handbook,” has ranked Bulgaria first among countries asylum seekers should avoid. Refugees have said xenophobia and
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US to accept 10 000 Syrian refugees
The United States said Thursday it will accept at least 10,000 Syrian refugees in the coming year and increase its
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European Commission proposes quota plan for refugee crisis
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has called on EU member states to resettle some 160,000 refugees, saying the right to
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