Bulgaria wants Plan B from European Commission in case Turkey opens refugee floodgates
Bulgaria has urged the European Commission to work on an alternative plan in case Turkey fulfills its threat to unleash
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Black Sea border guard, coast guard chiefs sign co-operation memo
The heads of border guard and coast guard services of Black Sea countries have signed a memorandum of co-operation and
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Trilateral Bulgaria-Greece-Turkey contact centre opened at Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint
A trilateral Bulgarian-Greek-Turkish contact centre opened at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint on November 25 2016, the culmination of five
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Clashes at Harmanli refugee centre spark political storm in Bulgaria
The violent clashes between people locked down in Bulgaria’s Harmanli refugee centre and police prompted a political storm, with Parliament’s
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Majority of European Parliament votes to freeze EU membership talks with Turkey
The majority of lawmakers in the European Parliament on Thursday voted to halt membership talks with Turkey after Ankara’s post-coup
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Turkey looks east as EU mulls suspending its membership bid
Turkey’s decades-long bid to join the European Union hangs increasingly in the balance as criticism grows over an ongoing crackdown
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Bulgarian, CEE leaders react to Trump election
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev and Prime Minister Boiko Borissov are among leaders in Central and Eastern Europe who have sent
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Bulgaria backs EU’s ‘grave concern’ about Turkey’s arrests of HDP members
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement backing the position of EU leaders expressing “grave concern” about the
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Bulgarian military blocked 350 migrants from crossing from Turkish border in past 90 days
Bulgarian military personnel prevented 350 migrants from crossing into the country across the Turkish border in the past month and
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