AEGEAN SEA

Two passengers were slightly injured on Wednesday when a ferry struck the pier at the port of Sifnos island in the Aegean Sea.

The accident took place as the Sea Jet 2 vessel carrying 196 passengers sailed into the island's harbor on its regular route from Piraeus to Serifos, Sifnos, Milos, Folegandros, Santorini, Koufonisi, Naxos, Mykonos, Santorini.

Eva Longoria, 42, is in Greece relaxing with her husband Jose Baston. The hot actress-producer and businesswoman, after visiting Athens, shared some photos and videos with her Instagram followers from what appears to be a yacht voyage somewhere in the Aegean Sea. A glass of wine, the sunset and the beauties of Greece is a perfect combination for the beautiful actress.

Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is leaving for a visit to Greece today. Reports Bgnes. 

The Greek Meteorological Services (EMY) has issued a weather bulletin warning forecasting a sudden turn of conditions with topical storms and hail starting on Monday from the region of Macedonia in northern Greece. The phenomena are expected to gradually cover the rest of the country until Wednesday.

Yesterday Paris hosted a mini-summit to discuss Europe's most important current problem, the migrant issue. Four continental powers - France, Germany, Italy and Spain - were the European participants. France, hosting the summit, also invited the leaders of Chad, Niger and Libya to discuss the matter.

European Commissioner for Budget Günther Oettinger has said that the EU countries must contribute more money from national budgets to meet commitments under the EU-Turkey migrant agreement.

Oettinger called on member states to stick to their commitments and allocate more than 2 billion euros ($2.3 billion) from their national budgets by the end of 2018.        

Crete is a famous holiday destination throughout the whole year – for lovers of the sun, families, couples and singles. The island fascinates its visitors with beautiful beaches and its historical and legendary past. Everywhere you go, you’ll experience the warm hospitality and welcoming of the Greeks.

The government in Athens is planning to make farmers from migrants coming from conflict areas in order to integrate them into society, the Protoma newspaper reports. The Migration Ministry has drafted a broad program to enable migrants to start acquiring the necessary farming habits.

A total of 420 illegal migrants were apprehended off Turkey's Aegean coast over the past week, Turkish Interior Ministry stated on Aug. 19. Between Aug. 11 and Aug. 18, Turkish Coast Guards intercepted 420 migrants in nine separate incidents off the Aegean Sea, the ministry said in a statement. It said one migrant smuggler was also detained during the operations.

Turkey continued to escalate its provocations towards Greece, as 14 Turkish military aircraft violated Greek airspace on Friday a day after more violations took place over the Aegean Sea. Twelve F-16 fighter jets, six of which were armed and two CN 235 reconnaissance violated Greek national airspace for 60 times, while another 8 infringements of the Athens FIR occurred.