Human migration

Human Rights Watch Warns of Asylum Seekers Stuck on Serbian-Bulgarian Border

In an article published at the website of Human Rights Watch on Monday, a researcher for Eastern Europe and Western Balkans, described the harsh conditions asylum seekers are faced with in Dimitrovgrad, a town in southeastern Serbia, at the border with Bulgaria.

Tourism Minister: 4.5 Million Foreigners Visited Bulgaria Last Summer

Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova stated on Saturday that 4.5 million foreign tourists visited Bulgaria in the summer of this year, which represented a drop of 3.3 %.

Angelkova added that according to expectations, the number of tourists from Ukraine and Russia decreased by 25 %.

Turkey to overhaul its visa policy to align with EU acquis

A senior government official has signaled a change in Turkey's long-standing visa policy that envisages the removal of visas with as many countries as possible in a bid to align with the EU's policy, as part of ongoing talks over visa liberalization for Turkish citizens starting from late 2016. 

Stranded Migrants Set up Barrier at Greece's Border with Macedonia

A migrant has been fatally electrocuted at the border between Greece and Macedonia where Greek police and stranded migrants clashed on Thursday.

The man, believed to be from Morocco, died on Thursday after climbing onto a railway carriage standing near the border and touching a high-voltage overhead cable, AFP reported, citing a Greek police spokesman.

CAUTION Macedonian army on standby as migrants protest

CAUTION Macedonian army on standby as migrants protest

Dozens of economic migrants climbed a wire fence on Tuesday on the Greece-Macedonian border asking to be allowed to enter Macedonia, RTS is reporting.

Also today, Macedonian special forces managed to round up a sizeable group that had managed to circumvent the fence and enter the country.

 

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