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Prime Minister Borissov Met with the Prime Minister of the Province of Lower Austria
"I do not imagine better friendly relations between Lower Austria and Bulgaria." This was stated by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov after his meeting with the Prime Minister of the Federal State of Lower Austria Johanna Mikl-Leitner, the government's press service said.
Austria Plans Further Curbs on Accepting Asylum Requests
Austria plans to further restrict its regulations for granting asylum by setting additional limits on who qualifies for safe haven, the AP reported on Wednesday.
The new restrictions, to take effect from the middle of May 2016, have been unveiled by Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner.
Austria Ready to Help Prevent Opening of New Migrant Route, Bulgaria Says
Austria is ready to support Bulgaria'sefforts to improve border security in view of potential increase in migration pressure, including by secondment of police officers, a senior Austrian official has said.
Bulgaria, Serbia Agree to Jointly Tackle Migration Flow at Common Border
Bulgaria and Serbia have agreed to help each other monitor and control the migration flow across their territories and share relevant information, Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev has said.
Austria Warns New Migrant Route Might Be Opened Up via Bulgaria
A new corridor might be opened up through Bulgaria for migrants heading to Western Europe, Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner warned on Sunday.
In an interview with public broadcaster ÖRF, she urged the closure of what she called the "Eastern Balkans migrant route".
Austria provokes again by advising refugees to remain in Greece
According to the Serbian News agency Tanjug, Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner made another provocative statement regarding the refugee crisis, as she ‘advised’ the refugees in Greece to remain in the country. Leitner said that up till now FYROM had offered more to the stability of Europe than other EU member states, clearly implying the handling of the refugee crisis by Greece.
Bulgaria Should Count on EU Support for Border Protection - PM Borisov
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said the country should be able to count on support from the EU in border protecton just as any other "frontine state".
Austria: Balkan migrant route closed; Merkel disagrees
The Balkan migrant route will remain permanently closed, Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner has said.
Only such a "consistent signal" will deter migrants from crossing the Mediterranean from Turkey to reach Europe, she added.
Greece says ‘no’ to Austrian Interior Minister’s request to visit Athens
Greece has turned down a request by Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner to visit Athens.
The Greek side said that this cannot happen unless the decisions taken on the refugee issue are lifted.
Vienna meeting concludes with agreement for ‘close alliance’ to reduce refugee flows
The foreign and interior ministers of the nine countries along Western Balkan Route, excluding Greece, that participated in Vienna meeting on refugee issue called by Austria agreed to forge a “close alliance” so as to drastically reduce refugee flows,