Fears over Turkey media freedom grow
A prominent Turkish columnist and television news anchor, Ahmet Hakan, has been beaten up outside his Istanbul home. The attack
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Plevneliev: Bulgaria appreciates Turkey’s efforts to prevent illegal immigration
The European Union and Turkey are part of the solution to the refugee crisis, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and the
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Europe’s migrant crisis: September 28 roundup
“We will not turn our country into a refugee camp”, Greece’s deputy immigration policy minister Yannis Mouzalas said in an interview
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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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Europe’s migrant crisis: Roundup, September 23
European Union leaders are gathering on September 23 2015 for an emergency meeting in Brussels to discuss the next steps after
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Europe’s migrant crisis: Roundup, September 21
Poland’s Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna said Europe needs a united plan to address the ongoing refugee crisis, but not one
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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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Europe’s migrant crisis: Roundup, September 18
European Council President Donald Tusk has convened a special meeting of the European Council on September 23 to discuss the
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