PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron will visit Greece from Sept. 7-8, a source in the Elysee Palace said, as he seeks to build momentum behind a drive to deepen European integration. Macron’s aides have described a “very European” agenda after he returns from a holiday in southern France. He travels to Austria, Romania and […]
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Migrants on Greek Islands Are Trapped and Desperate, Report Says
Thousands of asylum-seekers in Greece’s Aegean islands are stranded in appalling circumstances, according to a new report by Refugees International. Since a 2016 deal between the E.U. and Turkey, which aims to discourage migrants from crossing the sea to Greece, Turkey has agreed to take back migrants who arrived to Greek islands from its territory.…
Firefighters battle wildfires across Greece
By Phoebe Fronista and Alkis Konstantinidis ATHENS (Reuters) – Firefighters battled more than 90 forest fires across Greece on Monday, an outbreak fed by dry winds and hot weather that saw blazes burning near Athens, in the Peloponnese, and on the Ionian islands of Zakynthos and Kefalonia. The fire near Athens was burning unchecked for […]
http://crusaderjournal.com/2017/08/14/firefighters-battle-wildfires-across-greece/
Cyprus police: Woman from China killed in boating accident
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus police say a woman originally from China has been killed in a speedboat accident in a remote corner of the east Mediterranean island. A Greek Cypriot man was driving the boat when the accident occurred late Monday afternoon off the coast of the Akamas nature reserve on the island’s northwestern tip.…
Archaeological sites in Athens to shut for strike
ATHENS, Greece — All archaeological sites and most museums in the Greek capital, including Athens’ famed Acropolis, will remain shut Thursday morning due to a strike by site guards demanding the payment of overtime and the hiring of more staff. The three-hour work stoppage starting at 8 a.m. (0500 GMT) comes at the height of…
Cyprus’ record heat wave claims lives of 2 people
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Officials say a record heat wave on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus has claimed the lives of two women. Health officials said Monday both women, 75 and 60, died from heatstroke but had been suffering from serious health problems. Cyprus’ Meteorological Service said weekend temperatures across the island were the highest…
Greek municipal workers’ strike hinders rubbish collection
ATHENS, Greece — Greek municipal workers are holding a 24-hour strike to press for better employment status, in the latest of a series of protests that have hindered trash collection in major cities. Union officials want the left-led government to grant full-time, permanent state jobs to municipal workers employed on short-term contracts that have expired…
