Greece will set up two temporary migrant detention centers on the island of Crete to cope with a spike in arrivals from North Africa, officials said, despite tougher migration laws introduced earlier this year.
Greece is closely monitoring the Turkish research vessel Piri Reis, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lana Zochiou said on Wednesday during a regular press briefing.
Juisci is now also focusing on the US market, and it recently opened a branch in Athens.
Turkey issued a Navtex during a Greek naval exercise in the Aegean, reiterating its long-standing claim that certain Greek islands should be “demilitarized.”
The Acropolis Museum will participate in the European Cultural Heritage Days on Sunday, September 28, with a special program exploring the connections between the ancient Erechtheion temple and the modern museum building, officials said.
Hundreds of thousands of unsafe or unregistered vehicles continue to circulate in Greece, according to data from a sweeping review launched in late 2024 by the Ministry of Digital Governance and the General Secretariat for Information Systems.
Inspectors from the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) carried out checks on day-cruise boats on the island of Kos, issuing fines for multiple violations.
Police arrested two men in Aspropyrgos, western Athens, on Tuesday for dumping solid waste on a residential street, authorities said.
An epidemic of sheep and goat pox has highlighted long-standing weaknesses in Greece’s livestock sector, with more than 1,100 farms affected over the past year and more than 260,000 animals culled.
A day after announcing his move to ruling New Democracy, former socialist minister Andreas Loverdos defended his decision, saying his aim was to support the country’s stability.