The Greek government has received the “green light” from the European Commission for passing recent controversial legislation aimed at curbing a surge of migrant inflows from North Africa, MEP Eliza Vozemberg said on Tuesday.
Foreign companies are slightly less likely to invest in Greece in the coming year.
With Italy and Greece sounding the alarm in Brussels over a spike in migrant flows from Libya, Angeliki Dimitriadi, an independent researcher and expert on migration, joins Thanos Davelis to dig into this latest migration challenge facing the region.
A large-scale operation was under way on Tuesday to rescue an American woman who fell into a ravine while hiking in Mount Pindus in northwestern Greece.
Wildfires have scorched hotspots in several Mediterranean countries this month, with blazes forcing thousands of people into lockdown in Catalonia in Spain, and encroaching on France’s second-biggest city of Marseille.
Prominent Greek actor Petros Filippidis was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison, suspended for three years, by the Athens Mixed Jury Court of Appeal.
In recent years, the need to reverse the brain drain has become increasingly important for Greece and its government. During the country’s long economic crisis, a large part of its human capital, many of whom held key positions in businesses and organizations, emigrated.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is planning a visit to the United States in September for a series of high-profile engagements in New York and Washington, including a scheduled meeting with President Donald Trump.