Village evacuated again as Lesvos blaze flares up
A major sive wildfire that has been burning – on and off – on Lesvos since Saturday, flared up again on Wednesday near Vrisa, some 50 kilometers west of the eastern Aegean island’s capital, Mytilini.
Getting brains to come back to homeland
The BrainReGain – Hellenism in Action initiative to repatriate Greeks who left the country in the previous decade due to the financial crisis will receive a boost on Wednesday with the publication of Greece Country Highlights.
Grade thresholds for uni admission to be announced Friday
Minimum entry grades for Greek universities will be announced by Friday, Education Minister Niki Kerameus said Wednesday.
Renowned psychiatrist Matthew Josafat dies
Matthew Josafat, one of Greece’s most renowned psychiatrists, has died at 85. He had suffered health problems for several years.
PASOK chief’s spyware claim
The head of the socialist opposition PASOK party, Nikos Androulakis, lodged a complaint on Tuesday with senior court prosecutors over an alleged attempt to install spying software on his mobile phone.
Second round of subsidies for EV purchase to launch Thursday
A second round of subsidies for electric vehicle (EV) purchases will launch Thursday, the Greek government has said.
Cavusoglu: Talks over F-16 sale ‘going well’
Talks with the United States over the sale of 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets are “going well,” Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted by the state-run Anadolu news agency as saying on Wednesday, adding that “the negative atmosphere seen in Congress in past years has disappeared.”
Turkey says Sweden has not yet extradited the suspects it seeks after NATO accord
Sweden has not yet extradited suspects Turkey seeks over terrorism-related charges despite signing an accord to lift Ankara’s veto to its NATO membership last month, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday.
Dendias to visit Cyprus on Thursday
Dendias will meet with Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus ahead of talks with President Nicos Anastasiades.
Questions over horror helicopter accident
A British tourist died after being hit by the tail rotor of a helicopter in Spata, east of Athens, on Monday.