North Aegean

A symposium dedicated to the sustainability of Greece's smaller islands is taking on Nisyros this June. 

It was organized by the Hellenic Historic Car Club & TRISKELION with the help of the Municipality of West Samos & the local club of historic vehicles

Δεύτερο το ελληνικό «Optimum 3 – Samos Steamship»

The Moria camp on the Aegean island of Lesvos housed more than 10,000 people before being deliberately destroyed by two fires in September 2020

A new ferry line will run three times a week from Thessaloniki to the Sporades Islands. The first ferries will depart on June 1, and the seasonal route will be available until September 15.

The Sporades is an island complex located in the northwest Aegean Sea and it includes the islands of Skiathos, Skopelos, Alonissos, and further south the island of Skyros.

Τhe muncipal council of Mytilene, the main town of the island of Lesvos, voted for the establishment of a new reception and identification structure for temporary migrants and refugees at a meeting late Wednesday.

The new facility was marginally approved in a virtual meeting that ended at midnight with 16 votes in favor and 15 against.

Two civilian groups on the eastern Aegean islands of Lesvos and Chios have reiterated their opposition to the creation of new migrant facilities, saying they amount to nothing but "concentration camps" which are permanently altering the character of the islands.

Visiting the mooring facilities of the Hellenic Coast Guard on the island of Lesvos on New Year's Eve, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his gratitude to the men and women of the Coast Guard, the Hellenic Navy and the Hellenic Police for their efforts in guarding the country's sea borders.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will visit the island of Lesvos on the last day of the year, his office said.

A medical examiner on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos is due to investigate whether a 3-year-old girl found unconscious and bleeding in a bathroom at the makeshift Kara Tepe migrant camp on Monday was the victim of a sexual assault.