News archive of August 2023

The Hellenic Coast Guard rescued 13 migrants and arrested their trafficker off the eastern Aegean island of Samos on Tuesday morning.

According to the Coast Guard, a rescue boat spotted and immobilized an inflatable dinghy in the sea area of Prasou, northeast of Samos.

President Vui and Lord Peach exchanged opinions on current regional issues, especially Kosovo and Metohija, with the agreement to continue the conversation during the upcoming visit of the United Kingdom's special envoy to Serbia, which is expected soon, it was announced on Instagram, on the buducnostsrbijeav account.

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"When we see off sincere friends in Serbia, we do so with sadness, but also with pride because of the honor and opportunity to have such a friend," wrote Vui on Instagram and continued:

The polls for the local and regional elections will be held at a politically "neutral" time, in that the country won't be facing a major situation where a lot is at stake.

As such, it is an opportunity for voters to focus on the essentials when it comes to making their pick of candidates. 

They made that decision after they determined that two Belarusian helicopters had violated Polish airspace.
"It was established that today, August 1, 2023, there was a violation of Polish airspace by two Belarusian helicopters that were conducting training near the border," the ministry said in a statement.

The Athens Stock Exchange proved unable to hang on to early gains recorded on Tuesday. The ASE general index, which got close to its highest levels since 2014, ended down 0.84%, closing at 1,324.28 points.

Negative trends in other European stockmarkets finally were felt in Athens.

Blue chips lost 0.91% and mid-caps dropped 1.35%. Banks lost 0.78%.

With regard to the continued imprisonment of the ethnic Greek mayor of Himare, Fredi Beleri, Greek diplomatic sources have stressed that, as a candidate for EU membership, Albania must strictly respect his right to a fair trial and the presumption of innocence.

Despite some efforts to downplay the Rhodes wildfire disaster, the 20,66 hectares of forest and farmland that burned have left an indelible mark on the island.

With the intra-hospital spread of Covid-19 still a major problem, hospital doctors' representatives are insisting on the need to maintain the obligation for healthcare staff, patients and their attendants to wear masks within healthcare facilities.

An in-depth investigation into how Greece's military bases are safeguarded - or left unprotected - is warranted after the mass explosions of precious ordnance, including heavy bombs and missiles, at an ammunition depot at the Nea Achialos air force base.