Frontex rescues 41 migrants off Crete
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.
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.
Turkey and Britain have signed a memorandum of understanding to allow Ankara to be a user of Eurofighter Typhoon fighters, in a big step toward securing the procurement of the jets over which Turkey has been negotiating for years.
Firefighters battled through the night to contain a large wildfire that ripped through a virgin forest in the mountainous area of Feneos, in Greece’s Corinthia region, authorities said on Wednesday.