Panayiotou

Nicosia seeks Greek help on potato fraud

Cyprus' Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou has requested the assistance of Greek authorities to address the issue of potatoes from different countries being sold as Cypriot potatoes in Greece, in a meeting with her Greek counterpart Lefteris Avgenakis on the sidelines of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the EU in Brussels.

Three Greek groups awarded European Citizens' Prize

Father Antonios, who runs Kivotos tou Kosmou (Ark of the World), a charity that helps homeless and neglected children, is seen on Friday at the European Parliament's Athens offices, where his group, along with HOPEgenesis and Anemos Ananeosis (Wind of Renewal), received the annual European Citizens' Prize. [Orestis Panayiotou/ANA-MPA]

New heat wave on the way

August holidaymakers head off to the Greek islands Friday as a new heat wave is expected to grip many parts of the country this weekend. According to forecasts by the country's national meteorological service, temperatures will rise up to 41 degrees Celsius in several areas of the Greek mainland, particularly in the west and northwest, as well as in the western Peloponnese.