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Weather: Northerly winds, heat & showers today – High fire risk in 15 areas
Local showers and isolated thunderstorms will occur at noon – afternoon in the mountains and possibly in the morning hours in areas of central Macedonia, eastern Thessaly and northern Evia, while in the remaining areas generally clear weather is expected.
Weather: Temperatures to reach 40 degrees today, instability tomorrow – Where rain is expected
Without the expected heatwave, the first 10 days of August will pass, but today temperatures are expected to exceed 40 degrees in some areas before dropping tomorrow, bringing instability.
Thessaloniki: 60-year-old man convicted for arriving at Macedonia airport with 3,000 cigarette packs
The Single-Member Plenary Court of Thessaloniki imposed a total sentence of eight months in prison, suspended for three years, on a 60-year-old man who was arrested at Macedonia airport for carrying two suitcases filled with cigarettes that did not have the required tax bands.
Weather: Temperature rises, winds weaken
Two different faces are expected to show up in the next few days.
Mitsotakis and Tzitzikostas meet at Maximou following announcement of New Commissioner – See Photos
The meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the Governor of Central Macedonia, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, who will be the new Greek Commissioner in the European Commission, has been underway since 18:00.
Apostolos Tzitzikostas: Greece’s New Commissioner to the European Commission
Regional Governor of Central Macedonia Apostolos Tzitzikostas is proposed as Greece’s Commissioner to the European Commission. The official announcement was made a few minutes ago by government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis, who noted that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has already informed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Weather: Early breath of fresh air with a strong wind chill – When are 40s coming again
A gradual retreat in temperatures is expected today, Wednesday, while the northern winds will blow with an intensity of 7 and possibly 8 Beaufort in the Aegean Sea.