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One in three Greeks live in poverty or social exclusion, Eurostat shows
One in three Greeks live in conditions of poverty social exclusion, compared to an average of one in four citizens in European Union countries, according to data for 2016 that the EU's statistics service Eurostat made public on Monday.
Specifically, 35.5 percent of the Greek population (3.8 million people) were living in social exclusion last year compared to 28.1 percent in 2008.
Migrant Surge Complicates Romania's Schengen Plans
A surge in migrants crossing Romania towards Western Europe, and the increasing number of migrant and refugees being detained on the country's border, may delay Bucharest's plans to join the passport-free Schengen area.
EU justice and interior ministers agreed on Friday to allow Bulgaria and Romania to consult, in read-only mode, the Visa Information System data.
Moves to Change Romanian News Agency Alarm Critics
A bill proposed by Romania's ruling Social Democrat Party to change the way the national public news agency, Agerpres, operates, could leave it vulnerable to political pressure, media freedom activists warned.
The Culture and Media Committee of the Romanian Senate on Wednesday passed the bill submitted by Culture Minister Lucian Romascanu and four other Social Democrat MPs.
Authorities Captured 5 Bulgarian Traffickers and 14 Illegal Migrants in Romania
Fourteen Iraqi citizens, accompanied by five Bulgarian human traffickers, were captured by the Romanian police in the area of Mangalia (southeastern Romania, near the Black Sea), Agerpres reported, citing the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Border Police.
Bulgaria, Romania Sign Declaration on Cooperation in the Field of Social Policy
During the joint meeting of the governments of Bulgaria and Romania in Varna, the Minister of Labour and social Policy Biser Petkov met with his Romanian counterpart Lia-Olguta Vasilescu, the press office of the ministry said on 3rd of October
The two ministers reviewed bilateral cooperation in the field of labour and social policy and discussed issues of mutual interest.
Austria: There are New Migration Routes Through Bulgaria and Romania
''In the Balkans, through Bulgaria and Romania new migration routes appeared'', Austrian Defense Minister Hans-Peter Dosoczil said in an interview with the German newspaper Welt.
Romania braces for migrant influx
Romania is transforming into the next big gateway to Europe for desperate migrants. Nearly 500 migrants have made the dangerous 200km journey across the Black Sea.
Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Hungary urge Ukraine not to restrict minority mother-tongue education
Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Hungary have urged Ukraine not to introduce the restrictions on mother-tongue education envisaged in the Education Act approved at second reading by the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia said.
Hungary, Romania, Greece, Bulgaria to Complain to OSCE About Ukrainian Education Law
The foreign affairs ministers of Bulgaria, Hungary, Greece and Romania have written to the Ukrainian foreign minister expressing their concern over the new law regarding education, Interfax (Ukraine) reported.
Romania Coast Guards Rescues 157 Migrants From Black Sea
Romania's coast guard has rescued more than 150 migrants from Iraq and Iran from a ship in distress on the Black Sea, on what is becoming a new route for migrants trying to reach Western Europe.
The rusty ship was towed to the Black Sea port of Constanta, some 250 kilometers (150 miles) east of Bucharest, before dawn Wednesday.
Romania Rescues Over 150 Migrants in Black Sea
Romanian coast guards rescued 157 Iranian and Iraqi migrants, including 56 children, from a ship drifting on the stormy Black Sea on Wednesday, the fifth incident of its kind in the past month.
The increasing number of migrants risking the journey from Turkey to Romania has raised fears that the Black Sea is becoming a new route for migrants trying to reach Western Europe.
More than 300 Syrian migrants stopped at western Black Sea of Turkey
More than 300 Syrian migrants fleeing from their war-torn country have been stopped by Turkish Coast Guard crews in the west of the Black Sea while attempting to cross into European countries, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Sept. 11.
Coast guard crews stopped an unnamed fishing boat carrying 93 Syrians and one Afghan in the Black Sea near Istanbul.
Over 400 Groups of Migrants Try to Cross Romania's Borders Illegally
The Border Police have detected about 2,800 foreign citizens who tried to cross Romania's borders illegally in the first seven months of the year. Most of them, namely around 1,500, tried to enter the country, Romania-Insider writes.
The migrants were organized in 416 groups, according to information from the Border Police.
Europe Migrant Crisis: EU Court Rejects Quota Challenge
The EU's top court has rejected a challenge by Hungary and Slovakia to a migrant relocation deal drawn up at the height of the crisis in 2015, reported BBC.
The European Court of Justice overruled their objections to the compulsory fixed-quota scheme.
Hungary has not accepted a single asylum seeker under the scheme since it was introduced two years ago.
Romania is Planning to Ban Gay Marriage by Referendum
The ruling Social Democratic Party in Romania intends to organize a referendum this autumn to limit the constitutional definition of the family. This would effectively exclude the possibility of legalizing same-sex marriages, party leader Liviu Dragnea said, quoted by Reuters.