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Refugee Crisis: European Commission takes decisive action

Delivering on the European Agenda on Migrations from May, the European Commission is putting forward a comprehensive package of proposals which will help address the refugee crisis that EU Member States and neighbouring countries are facing, including by tackling the root causes making people seek refuge in Europe.

Bulgaria Improving Defense Capabilities, President Believes

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said on Thursday that NATO would build all the capabilities needed to defend sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Plevneliev made his remarks at the at the ceremony which marked the official opening of a NATO Force Integration Unit (NFIU) in Bulgaria's capital Sofia.

NATO Coordination Center Opening Doors in Sofia

A coordination center set up by NATO as part of its recent eastern redeployment is due to open on Thursday morning in Bulgaria's capital Sofia.

President Rosen Plevneliev is to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony alongside James Appathurai, NATO's Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy.

EU: We’re waiting for…Greek authorities before sending cash for migrant crisis

The European Commission on Tuesday said it stood ready to provide Hungary with emergency EU facilities as Budapest struggles to cope with the record numbers of migrants streaming across its borders.

“We are ready to create a hotspot in Hungary, because this country needs our support,” said Natasha Bertaud, a spokeswoman for the Cmmission.

Bulgaria Not Doing Enough to Combat Foreign Bribery

Bulgaria is among countries doing little or no effort to combat foreign bribery, a Transparency International report shows.

In its Progress Report 2015: Assessing Enforcement of the OECD Convention on Combating Foreign Bribery [PDF], the organization says cross-border bribery "has enormous negative consequences for the populations of affected countries".

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