Fast decreasing water levels in Greece’s reservoirs show the water scarcity challenges the country is facing due to climate change, and urgent reforms are needed, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday.
Jalel Harchaoui, a Libya specialist based in Paris, joins Thanos Davelis as we dig into Europe’s concerns about migration and Russia’s expanding footprint in Libya, and look at Turkey’s charm offensive toward the government in the east.
A patrol vessel operated by the European Union’s border agency Frontex rescued 41 undocumented migrants on Wednesday from a dinghy off the southern coast of Crete.
Greece announced a new national strategy on Wednesday to combat mounting water scarcity, as Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis chaired a high-level meeting at Maximos Mansion to outline the government’s response to what officials called an urgent and escalating crisis.
Greeks eased on spending last month, possibly in anticipation of the summer sales and the costs that those who are about to go on holiday will have to cover.
The first Libyan National Army (LNA) personnel are due to arrive very soon in Greece for training in dealing with illegal migration.
The Greek Orthodox Communities of New South Wales and Melbourne & Victoria have announced the return of the Greek Film Festival of Australia, marking its 30th anniversary with screenings set to begin on October 14 in Sydney and Melbourne.
Firefighters continued to battle scattered hotspots in the Corinthia region on Wednesday, a day after a major wildfire forced evacuations and burned large areas of forest in the mountainous Peloponnese.
A bear wandering into the courtyard of a secondary school in the village of Nestorio, in northern Greece’s Kastoria region, sparked alarm among residents, local media reported on Wednesday.
Greece is expected to raise concerns over North Macedonia’s failure to fully implement the 2018 Prespa accord during talks in Athens on Wednesday between Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Timcho Mucunski.