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Germany’s sudden shift to a “hardline” approach on migration, after years of lenient rules, attractive social benefits, and a culture of tolerance, has sounded alarms in several European countries, including Greece. Concerns are growing about a potential unilateral shift in migration policy that could lead to the unraveling of the Schengen Agreement.

It seems that summer has bid us farewell for good, as after the bad weather Atena that hit the country, from Friday the weather scene will be affected – not significantly and only temporarily in the western parts of our country – by a new barometric low.

The information is confirmed in a post by meteorologist Yannis Kallianos, stating:

The alarming developments regarding migration, particularly following Berlin's announcements of stricter controls at all German land borders, were central to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' visit to Vienna on Wednesday, where he met with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer.

The recent “surge” of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in two state elections in Eastern Germany caused a political “shock” in Berlin and led to new stricter measures from Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition, which is attempting to impose controls at land borders, essentially dismantling the Schengen Agreement.

Following his meeting with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer on Wednesday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addressed key migration issues.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Education Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis visited the 2nd Primary School of Glyfada, located south of Athens, on Wednesday for the traditional blessing ceremony marking the official start of the school year. They were accompanied by Glyfada Mayor Giorgos Papanikolaou.

The European Union is grappling with a sharp increase in both legal and illegal migration, leading several member states to implement temporary border checks, despite their participation in the Schengen area, which typically allows for free movement. The Schengen rules permit such measures only "as a last resort" in response to serious threats to internal security or public order.

Constantinople was the capital of the eastern Christian world since Emperor Constantine in 330 A.D.

An 18-year-old Islamist from Austria is reportedly the man who was shot and killed by Munich police after he previously fired at them with a long-barreled weapon outside the Documentation Center for Nazism in the city center. The incident, according to the police, took place at 09:00 (local time).

Greece is launching an initiative to form a common front with the Balkan countries of the European Union on electricity rates, as their dramatic rise, which was first observed in Southeastern Europe in July, is not temporary but is taking on more permanent features and its effects cannot be tackled by government subsidies.