The new migration minister promised Tuesday to continue a “strict but fair” policy toward migration and attempts at illegal entry into the country, following conservative New Democracy’s sweeping re-election victory.
Home sales are on track for a figure approaching 170,000 this year, meaning they will record the highest volume of sales since the late 2000s.rous
Greece’s ambassador to Albania has described the absence of the mayor-elect of the predominantly ethnic Greek city of Himare in southern Albania from the first meeting of its new council as a “great blow to the rule of law and the presumption of innocence.”
The outcome of Sunday’s election largely followed expectations, with no significant deviations from the May 21 election. However, regrettably, there is a notable difference compared to the previous election.
A European Union parliament committee has rejected a landmark legal proposal to protect endangered natural habitats, ahead of a decisive vote by the full EU assembly next month.
Three migrants have been hospitalised with light injuries when the truck they were travelling in hit a street light in the northeastern city of Alexandroupoli. The incident occurred at around 11 a.m., when the alleged trafficker driving the truck lost control of the vehicle, which had 21 passengers in the back.
With all 17,258 valid votes cast by Greek citizens abroad in Sunday’s general election, conservative New Democracy emerged as the most popular party overseas with 43.23% of the vote, a slight increase on its 42.62% share in the May election.
Coast guard on Kalymnos have evacuated 37 migrants from a rocky coast on the northwest of the Dodecanese island. The migrants said that their vessel began to drift while passing the nearby island of Pserimos and sank after it hit a rock.
A Czech tourist has died after collapsing on a beach on the northern Aegean island of Thasos, with eyewitnesses saying that it took 51 minutes for an ambulance to reach the scene.