News archive of June 2023

Greece's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May 2023 declined to 10.8%, showing a notable improvement compared to 12.7% in May 2022 and the upwards revised rate of 11.3% in April 2023, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

As part of our unwavering commitment to fostering journalistic cooperation and knowledge exchange between regions, we are thrilled to announce the launch of our Travel & Reporting Grants Program.

LONDON - Serbia's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic was on Friday drawn to play Argentine Pedro Cachin in the first round at Wimbledon.

Casper Ruud, Andrey Rublev and Janick Sinner are in Djokovic's half of the draw, with Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Holger Rune in the other half.

China's prestigious Shanghai Qigong Research Institute has partnered with the EastWest MEcenter in Greece to build a "Taiji Health Base" in Athens, it announced on Thursday.

Bizarre revelations emerged on Thursday regarding an alleged thwarted attack on Israeli targets in Cyprus, as Mossad revealed that its agents had gone inside Iran and kidnapped a man who later confessed on video to planning the killing of an Israeli businessman on the island.

19 illegal migrants from Morocco and Syria were found in two houses in the "Bunkera" villa area near Bistritsa, reported the National Radio.

There is an increased police presence in the area.

"The process of sending of military aid to Ukraine will soon begin", announced Bulgaria's Defense Minister Todor Tagarev. He could not say when the first deliveries would be on Ukrainian territory, but indicated that Kyiv would receive the most necessary resources immediately.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on June 30 called for calm and reflection in the wake of this week's protest in which a Quran was burned outside a Stockholm mosque, which has sparked outrage and condemnation.

"It is difficult to say what the consequences will be. I think there are many people who have reason to reflect," Kristersson told a press conference.

BELGRADE - Spanish Ambassador to Serbia Raul Bartolome Molina said on Friday Spain's position on the Kosovo issue would remain unchanged and noted that the fact Spain supported the efforts of EU facilitators to resolve the present situation did not mean the position would change.

A wildfire broke out on Friday on Samos, very close to the village of Mytilinioi, in the center of the eastern Aegean island, 16 km from the capital Vathy, engulfing a rugged forest area in flames.