Member states of La Francophonie
Bulgaria deploys soldiers to border to counter "apocalypse"
Bulgarian soldiers and armored vehicles have been deployed on Wednesday morning on the country's border crossings with Macedonia and Greece.
Their task is "to prevent a possible spillover of the migrant crisis."
Bulgaria also announces beefed up border security
The Bulgarian government reacted to the rising migrant crisis faced by Greece by announcing that it is mobilizing its armed forces and police to better protect its borders.
The move followed scenes at the Greek-fYRoM borders hours earlier, as Syrian refugees and other third world migrants were prevented by armed guards from entering the landlocked country to Greece’s north.
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Macedonia Declares Emergency in Two Border Regions over Migrant Influx
Macedonia has declared crisis situation in two border regions due to "an unprecedented flow of refugees from the Middle East" entering from Greece, MIA reported on Thursday.
FM briefs parties on latest contacts in SE Europe
Greek FM Nikos Kotzias briefed political party representatives on Wednesday of recent visits of southeast European capitals, declaring afterwards that crisis-plagued Greece is “returning to the Balkans”.
The venue was a meeting of a national council on foreign policy, with Kotzias briefing participants on his talks and contacts in visits to no less than seven regional countries.
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Tourism to Greece is crashing!
Greek tourism is on the brink of totally collapsing as data reveals that sea ferry reservations have plummeted by 50 per cent in July, while accommodation booking are losing potentially 50.000 guests per day! From the moment Greek PM. Alexis Tspiras announced the referendum Greece’s economic steam engine, its tourism industry is virtually crumbling.
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Bulgaria Will Continue Helping Moldova Build Closer Ties with EU
Bulgaria remains committed to the European integration of Moldova, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said at a meeting with outgoing Moldovan Ambassador in Sofia Alexandru Prigorski on Thursday.
Bulgariawill continue to support Moldova with expertise and good practices on Chisinau's path to building closer ties with the EU, Mitov said.
Low Turnout Marks Albania Local Elections
Election day was generally calm without major incidents but the turnout was much lower than in the 2013 general elections.
Preliminary data from the Central Election Commission shows about 45 per cent of voters cast their ballot. This is the lowest turnout in 25 years.
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Bulgaria Opposition MPs Call for Macedonia's EU Accession
Bulgaria's two biggest opposition parties, have demanded a more rapid accession of Macedonia and other Western Balkan nations into the EU to boost "Europeanization" there.
Positions of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) largely overlapped during a debate in Parliament while lawmakers were holding a regular sitting on Wednesday.
"Greater Albania has some support from West"
"Greater Albania has some support from West"
BELGRADE -- The military security agency (VBA) chief says Serbian security services had warned their Macedonian colleagues in April about a possible "attack" there.
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Media freedom declines worldwide, including Serbia
PARIS - Serbia ranks as 67th out of 180 countries ranked according to the Press Freedom Index, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in the annual evaluation released on Thursday, stressing that media freedom suffered a "drastic decline" worldwide last year.
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