MEN FROM THE EAST Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov (L) speaks to Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama (C) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (R) next to EU border agency Frontex executive director Fabrice Leggeri (back R) as they pose for a family picture during the EU-Balkans mini summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels. European Union and Balkan leaders met to tackle the migrant crisis as Slovenia warned the bloc will “start falling apart” if it fails to take concrete action within weeks. AFP PHOTO
MEN FROM THE EAST
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov (L) speaks to Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama (C) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (R) next to EU border agency Frontex executive director Fabrice Leggeri (back R) as they pose for a family picture during the EU-Balkans mini summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels. European Union and Balkan leaders met to tackle the migrant crisis as Slovenia warned the bloc will “start falling apart” if it fails to take concrete action within weeks. AFP PHOTO

BRUSSELS: The EU pledged Monday to help set up 100,000 places in reception centers along the migrant route through the Balkans, in a bid to defuse rising tensions on its eastern frontier over how to deal with the crisis.

Premium + Digital Edition

Ad-free access


P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
  • Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
  • Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)

TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details