Eleftherios Venizelos

Two ferries carrying 3,000 refugees from Mytilene and Chios arrived at Piraeus port on Monday morning.

More specifically, “Blue Star Patmos” with 1,424 refugees arrived at 08.30 am and “Ariadni” ferry with 1,579 refugees arrived almost an hour earlier.

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos hailed on Sunday the vision and work of former Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos in a ceremony inaugurating a museum dedicated to the Cretan politician.

The building of the museum was the former residence of Eleftherios Venizelos which has been renovated, located at the suburb of Halepa, in the city of Chania, Crete.

Refugee violence is a daily occurence on the Aegean island of Lesbos as thousands crammed in squalid conditions are losing their pateince while waiting for their papers to come through. An estimated 17,000 refugees are currently living in squalid conditions without basic amenities required for proper hygiene.

Violent outbreaks are a daily occurrence on the Greek island of Lesbos (Mytilene). New squabbles broke out on Sunday morning as passengers gathered for a seat on the ferry, Eleftherios Venizelos. Anger and scuffles broke out when only 2,500 people were able to secure a ticket to Athens and the police had to intervene.

Thousands of migrants, mainly from Afghanistan, trapped at the port of Lesbos (Mytilene) for days revolted. Around a thousand refugees attempted forced entry on the Blue Star 1, yelling “Athens! Athens!” as they pushed their way forth. The ship lifted its passageway, closing off entry.

The inflow of refugees and irregular immigrants into Greece continues to rise, as 4,000 more arrived on the island of Lesvos, Saturday in 100 inflatable boats! The situation on the island is becoming increasingly dire, as locals watch their island turning into an ‘open-air camp’ for refugees and third country nationals.

The latest developments with the migrant crisis on several eastern Aegean islands included continued arrivals at the port of Piraeus of Syrian refugees, people evacuated from the isles by the ferry boat “Eleftherios Venizelos”.

The latest on the “migrant front” on Thursday again witnessed heightened tensions amongst congregated third country nationals on the island of Kos, while a large ferry boat unloaded another 2,500 refugees on a Piraeus dock.

New-York-based National Herald, Greece's second-oldest Greek-language newspaper in the world, after Athens-based Estia, is celebrating its centenary this year.

The newspaper has been a lifeline for generations of Greeks living in America with its first issue on April 2, 1915, kicking off with an interview with historic Greek statesman Eleftherios Venizelos.

The Eleftherios Venizelos Athens International Airport is taking part in international Earth Hour from 8.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, by switching off lights at one of its two runways as well as other select parts of the airport, such as staff parking. Earth Hour is a lights-off event that was founded in 2007.