Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy
Dionysis Temponeras rules out SYRIZA leadership bid amid party turmoil
SYRIZA member Dionysis Temponeras has dismissed media speculation about his candidacy in the upcoming leadership elections for the main opposition party.
"I will not be a candidate for the presidency of SYRIZA, just as I have never been a candidate for MP, mayor, MEP, or regional governor," Temponeras said on Monday.
Passenger ship routes redirected from Rafina to Lavrio due to wildfire
The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy has announced that all scheduled arrivals and departures of passenger ships to and from the port of Rafina, located on the eastern coast of Attica, will be redirected to the port of Lavrio to the south.
Migration flows: Pressure on the Greek islands from more than 3,300 illegal immigrants in the June-July period
More than 3,300 illegal immigrants in two months, in June and July, have been rescued by the Hellenic Coast Guard in 171 incidents in the Aegean Sea. Among them, 117 traffickers were identified and arrested while 60 boats were seized.