Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis began a two-day visit to Mount Athos in northern Greece on Friday, announcing €100 million in EU funding through 2030 for infrastructure, restoration, and heritage preservation projects.
Turkish authorities detained three more mayors from the main opposition party on Saturday, according to a prosecutor’s statement and media reports, expanding a months-long legal crackdown that has expanded beyond its origins in Istanbul.
Firefighting efforts on the island of Evia, near Athens, showed significant improvement on Saturday morning, following a tense night of ground operations to prevent a wildfire from reaching homes in the southern village of Mesochoria, near Karystos.
The Souda Bay naval base has been transformed into a fortress as American forces deployed advanced military hardware to safeguard critical units stationed at the strategic Mediterranean facility.
Greece’s state railway company OSE is close to finalizing an agreement with German rail operator Deutsche Bahn for a comprehensive five-year modernization program, marking the largest transformation effort in the country’s railway history.
The fire service has launched targeted inspections of plots across the country, following citizen complaints submitted through the Civil Protection platform after the June 15 deadline to declare cleared properties for fire-protection purposes.
Temperatures are expected to reach as high as 39 degree Celsius in parts of northern and central mainland regions, including central Macedonia and Thessaly, on Saturday.
Greek wine production is currently about 67% lower than it was 20 years ago.
Firefighting operations are ongoing in the Mesochoria area of the Municipality of Karystos on Evia, where a large wildfire broke out on Friday.
The car rental market in Greece is picking up speed, driven by the strong course of tourism.