News archive of June 2017

Greek places: A journey to Messinian land (PHOTOS)

Messinia will take your breath away. This land filled with contrasts and welcoming inhabitants is only two hours drive away from Athens. See its vast olive groves, green valleys, mountains, gorges and coves.

Police at Xanthi churches to deal with beggars

Police guards have been posted in churches across Xanthi in northeastern Greece to deal with beggars that "harass" parishioners asking for money.

Local church councils asked for a "discreet" police presence after a proliferation of incidents involving Roma people from local areas as well as southern Bulgaria.

PM backs minister on criticism of audit ruling

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday threw his support behind outspoken Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis after the latter criticized a recent court decision that essentially thwarts the government's hopes of securing a windfall from tax audit revenues.

Heat wave pushes thermometer well over 40C

A woman takes a break from the heat under the shade of a tree in central Athens on Friday as Greece struggled with the summer's first heat wave. The National Observatory of Athens said the highest temperatures yesterday at 3 p.m.

Guterres chairs Cyprus negotiations in Switzerland

Acknowledging that there is still a lot of work to be done, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres joined the ongoing Cyprus talks on Friday at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana and urged Greek and Turkish Cypriots to seize what he described as a "historic opportunity" for a deal.

Migrant arrivals up in Aegean, as Juncker pledges support

As official figures point to a significant increase in undocumented migrants seeking to enter the European Union, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday described Greece and Italy as "heroic" in their efforts to tackle the problem and pledged additional European support.

Headless ministry

Actress-turned-politician Lydia Koniordou was impressively quick in adapting to her role as culture minister - at least as far as she's concerned, because she doesn't seem to have learned much about the actual job itself.

Top-grade hype

Greece must be among the few countries in the world (if not the only one) where the process of national university entrance exams is such a big deal, and is presented as front-page news by all of the media.

Rhodes man sentenced for killing dog

A man received a suspended two-year jail sentence and a 5,000-euro fine for running over and killing a small dog on the Dodecanese island of Rhodes with his car. The 60-year-old man has appealed the verdict.

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