Mitov: Schengen area needs to be kept as it is
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria Daniel Mitov gave an exclusive interview to IBNA. The head of Bulgarian diplomacy spoke
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Turkey
Turkish PM cites dramatic decrease in Syrian migrant exodus
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Saturday that his country’s efforts to deter Syrians from entering Greece by sea had
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Merkel heads to Turkey to try to save EU migrant deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European Union officials will travel to Turkey this weekend to try to smooth over
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EU: Turkey needs urgent reforms in key areas
The European Union has accused Turkey of “backsliding” on democracy and urged Ankara to conduct “a structured and more frequent
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Turkey, Bulgaria pledge co-operation on migration, fighting organised crime
The migration crisis and the fight against terrorism and organised crime have topped the agenda of talks in Sofia between
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Turkey envoys guests at founding congress of Mestan’s DOST party
The DOST party founded by ousted Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) leader Lyutvi Mestan held its inaugural conference in
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Migrant deportations between Greece and Turkey resume
In the face of protests, Greece has resumed deporting migrants to Turkey as part of a controversial European Union-Turkey deal
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Migrants’ return raises anxiety in Turkey
When the first boatload of deported migrants arrived Monday at the Turkish port of Dikili, a small group of Turkish
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Interior Minister: Migrant-trafficking routes not shifting to Bulgaria
Migrant-trafficking routes have not been diverted to include Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova told the National Assembly
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