Latest News from Greece
Bulgarian PM to Participate in Visegrad Group Meeting on Refugee Crisis
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will participate in the meeting of the leaders of the Visegrad Group countries in Prague on Monday.
The meeting will mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Visegrad Group, which brings together the countries of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
Hit by migrants, 'European values' are crumbling
The current president of Italy's chamber of deputies, Laura Boldrini, knows a lot about refugees. Before she took over her latest public office during Italian Prime Minister Mateo Renzi's term in 2013, she was the spokesperson for the U.N.'s High Commissioner for Refugees and dealt with the crisis of refugees and migrants flooding her country.
Bulgaria's PM Borisov Discusses Border Protection with Merkel
Calls coming from Central Europe for a "reserve border system" at Bulgaria and Macedonia's borders with Greece has been the main issue in a phone conversation of Bulgaria's Prime Minister with his German counterpart Angela Merkel.
The arrested bought weapons in Germany and Austria (vid)
Greek authorities arrested three British nationals of Iraqi origin in Alexandroupolis, northern Greece on Saturday night, after they found heavy weapons and ammunition hidden in their trailer.
According to the initial investigation, the weapons are likely to have been bought in Germany and Austria and were to be transferred to northern Iraq.
Dozens of guns and 240,000+ bullets seized after three men arrested in Greece
Police authorities arrested three “heavily armed” British men of Iraqi origin carrying more than a dozen guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition in Alexandroupolis, northern Greece.
Authorities seized more than 240,000 bullets, 4 riffles and 18 weapons after searching their trailer.
Police fire tear gas at Kos residents during protest rally against hotspot
Tension emerged when thousands of people demonstrated on the island of Kos in the Eastern Aegean on Sunday against the construction of an identification and registration centre for refugees and migrants who are entering the European Union through Greece.
Chinese New Year celebrations in Thessaloniki (pics)
The Chinese community of Thessaloniki organized the celebrations for the Chinese New Year on Saturday for the first time in Thessaloniki.
The streets of Sapphous and Aisopou were filled with small flags of China and Greece and were decorated with traditional red color ornaments, as well as yellow dragons.
Germany Warns Bulgaria, Macedonia against Sealing Borders to Migrants
Germany is voicing disagreement with Central European EU member states which have suggested Bulgaria and Macedonia should get a stronger role in EU border protection.
Farmers prevented from talking to SYRIZA MPs
Tension emerged outside the building of the regional unity of Kozani, northern Greece with dozens of farmers remaining there, while four MPs of SYRIZA are having a press conference.
Three Britons arrested at Turkish border
Greek police said on Feb. 14 they had arrested three heavily armed Britons near the border with Turkey where they were suspected of heading to join Kurdish forces fighting against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadists.
Key Bulgaria-Greece Checkpoint Remains Closed to Transit Trucks
The Bulgarian Interior Ministry has said that, as of 10:30 local time, the Kulata-Promachonas border crossing between Bulgaria and Greece is open to all traffic.
No information is available about the other major checkpoint at the Bulgarian-Greece border, Ilinden-Exochi, where movement of transit trucks has been restricted since 22:00 on Saturday.
Santorini and Crete among the most popular destinations for couples and singles
Santorini is among the 10 most popular destinations for couples, according to Travel Smart survey of global hotel reservation platform, Agoda (property of the Priceline Group).
The research is based on millions of bookings and reviews on Agoda taken from couples and singles.
Santorini ranked fifth in list of the most attractive destination for couples in the world.
Police arrested two ISIS suspects in Alexandroupolis
Two ISIS suspects were arrested on Saturday afternoon by police authorities in Alexandroupolis.
The suspects are British citizens of Iraqi origin, aged 28 and 22, and were arrested after police found more than 20,000 bullets and dozens of weapons in the trailer of one of the suspects at Faros area, near the railway station of the city, as police sources told Associated Press.
Turkish frigate harasses Italian ship between Karpathos-Rhodes
Turkey challenged Greece’s sovereignty rights in the Aegean Sea on Saturday morning harassing an Italian ship in the sea area between the island of Karpathos and Rhodes.
Gov’t is looking for houses to host migrants in Evros, Alexandroupolis mayor says
The mayor of Alexandroupolis, Vangelis Lampakis, revealed that the government is looking for houses to host refugees and migrants in Evros region, northern Greece in the framework of UNHCR and European Union program.
According to Mr. Lampakis, 86,000 refugees are to be hosted in Evros and other five places of Greece, based on a joint ministerial decision signed recently.