AEGEAN SEA

With Turkey being one of the items on the agenda of the EU summit starting on Thursday (19 October), AFP is reporting that migrants are still coming to Greek islands despite the EU-Turkey deal to stem the arrival of refugees from Turkish territory.

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras spoke to newspaper “Greek News” published in the US before his official visit to the US and meeting with President Donald Trump. In the exclusive interview to Apostolos Zoupaniotis, Publisher/Editor of the Greek-American weekly newspaper “Greek News”, the PM outlined his goals in meeting with Mr.

Turkey continues its provocations against Greece. Today, 12 Turkish airplanes -eight F-16, two F-4 and two CN-235 electronic warfare aiplanes- flew over the northeastern, the central and the southeastern Aegean Sea.

The two CN-235 proceeded to 30 violations of Greek airspace and in three cases the interception by the Greek fighter jets evolved into dogfights.

Although Greek Islands are renowned for their beautiful beaches and crystal clear waters they are home to some amazing hiking trails you should discover. Old walking paths lined with herbs, offering their unique smells, run along the islands’ land; uphill, downhill or through ravines.

Greece must speed up winter preparations at refugee camps on islands in the Aegean Sea where there has been a sharp rise in arrivals, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday.

Nearly 5,000 refugees, mostly Syrian or Iraqi families, crossed from Turkey in September - a quarter of all arrivals this year, UNHCR data shows.

The legendary battleship of the Hellenic Navy “George Averof” sails again on the Aegean Sea after 70 years. The destination is the city of Thessaloniki for the celebration of the National Day of October 28th, the day Italy declared war against Greece, which resulted in the country entering WWII.

The Turkish airforce violated Greek national airspace for a total of 66 times on Wednesday on the heels of a barrage of an aggressive display a day before with 65 violations. It is a clear escalation of provocations on the part of Turkey against Greece, as the violations continue well into the night.

Turkey continued its policy of constant provocations towards Greece after it violated Greek airspace a total of 65 times in a single day. On six occasions the Greek and Turkish aircraft engaged in dog fights, as the invading Turkish jets refused to comply and leave the Greek national airspace.

The frequent violations of Greek air space by Turkish fighter jets, often flown by inexperienced or veteran pilots following a purge in the military by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, increases the risk of a military accident over the Aegean Sea, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said Thursday, adding however that Athens wants to strengthen ties between the two nations.

Turkey continues unabated to implement its provocative and expansionist foreign policy in the Aegean Sea, after ten Turkish aircraft violated Greek airspace on 20 occasions on Thursday.