Member states of the Council of Europe

First batch of refugees to be sent back to Turkey from Greece under EU deal

The first batch of migrants is set to be sent back to Turkey from Greece on April 4, under the terms of an EU-Turkey readmission deal reached this month.

However, the deal may experience delays due to unsolved organization issues regarding the readmission processes of the refugees. 

European Commission: First migrants to return to Turkey on Monday (video)

According to French news agency AFP, the first batch of 500 immigrants will be returned to Turkey in accordance to the recent EU-Turkey refugee agreement. The news was confirmed by the European Commission Monday, as the first immigrants will be readmitted into Turkey based on the one-to-one exchange provision.

President Plevneliev Invites Croatian Investors to 'Discover Bulgaria'

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has called on businesses in Bulgaria and Croatia to "act and think regionally" while opening a bilateral business forum in Sofia.

The event is being held within the visit of Plevneliev's Croatian counterpart, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, to Bulgaria and has been inaugurated by the two heads of state.

Bulgaria Mulls Opening Honorary Consulate in Ukraine's Kharkiv

A Bulgarian Honorary Consulate might be opened in the Eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv that will also have a mandate for Dnipropetrovsk to the south, local media outlets report.

Bulgaria's Ambassador to Ukraine is quoted as saying that authorities are considering the idea, and a name of the potential Honorary Consul has been put forward.

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