Edessa

A former mayor and an official accused of breach of trust in relation to a 4-million euro deficit in his municipality's coffers has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment but released pending appeal.

The deficit occurred in the municipality of Edessa, in Central Macedonia, from 2001 and 2010.

The change in weather that had been expected since Friday has arrived, bringing with it a cold spell around the country and an increase in winds. Polar temperatures are expected to reach -12 degrees in central Macedonia and wind velocity will climb to 9 on the Beaufort scale in areas around the Aegean.