New heatwave, more dust on its way next week
Temperatures are set to soar again next week across the country with meteorologists even forecasting up to 43-44 degrees Celsius in heat-sensitive plains.
Temperatures are set to soar again next week across the country with meteorologists even forecasting up to 43-44 degrees Celsius in heat-sensitive plains.
Voters are called to the ballot box on Sunday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to elect 21 candidates from 31 parties who will represent Greece in the European Parliament until 2029.
Flood-stricken farmers from Central Greece who were asked in a focus group why they would vote for ruling New Democracy again when they have not received the full compensation they are entitled to after two deadly storms destroyed their livelihoods last year, replied “he will give it to us little by little.”
Viewed from outside the EU, the European elections create a political frenzy, but one underpinned with limited substance.
On Sunday, nearly 10 million Greek citizens will be eligible to vote in the elections for the European Parliament.
The Greek Foreign Affairs Ministry expressed concern about increasing tensions at the Israel-Lebanon border in a post on Platform X, emphasizing that the region cannot afford another war.
The Refugee Week Greece Festival, an event turning the spotlight on forced migration, kicks off on June 14 with a screening of “The Swimmers” at the Trianon Cinema (21 Kodrigktonos).
The manager of the Santa Marina beach bar on the island of Rhodes was arrested on Friday and will be tried at noon on Saturday for illegally placing sun beds, umbrellas and metal structures on the shore and in the sea.
Europeans are heading to the polls for the 2024 European Parliament elections. Generation Z voters, the newest addition to the electoral body, born between 1997 and 2012, comprise a significant segment of the 366 million people from the 27 member-states eligible to vote.