News archive of July 2017

Greece is expected to receive almost 10 times its population in holidaymakers for 2017, according to Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura, who addressed the Panhellenic Exporters’ Association last week. British media outlet “The Guardian” focused on the boom in tourism, which is the debt-stricken country’s life jacket in the years of the economic crisis.

Swedish National Police Commissioner Dan Eliasson has begged the government for help as the number of no-go zones has risen from 55 to 61 in only one year.

Turkey will respond to all kinds of terror threat emanating from Syria or any other country, presidential spokesperson İbrahim Kalın said on July 1, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

Turkey will respond to any kind of terror threat coming from the soil of Syria or any other country, presidential spokesperson said on July 1, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

Impressive Maxi 72 racing yachts took part this weekend in the world-renowned Corfu Challenge 2017, which ends Monday on the Ionian island. The 2017 Corfu Challenge is organized by the Marina Gouvia Sailing Club, along with the International Maxi Association (IMA) and the Maxi 72 Class. The size of the vessels ranges from 18.7 to 21.9 meters. [ANA-MPA/A Tapaskou]

A group of tourists, holding umbrellas to shield themselves from the scorching sun,w alk up the steps at Syntagma Square in Athens. A summer heat wave has hit Greece, with temperatures reaching a high of 43 degrees in the capital this weekend.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will face off Monday in Parliament with New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the aftermath of last month's unpopular Eurogroup deal and the garbage collectors' strike, which was arguably his government's first serious crisis on the domestic level.

A 25-year-old Bulgarian national was arrested on the Dodecanese island of Rhodes on Saturday for his involvement in a scam to defraud senior citizens. Police said the case involved at least another three suspects who are still at large.

A fire that broke out in a forested area in Ano Melpeia in Messinia, southern Greece on Friday was brought under control late Saturday.

The blaze, which did not threaten residential areas, was put out by 48 firefighters with the use of 24 fire engines and a helicopter. 

Democratic Alignment and PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata has called for the creation of a new center-left political movement, whose leader will be elected directly by the people in a vote in October.