Komotini

Last year, 850,000 Turkish tourists visited Greece; this number is expected to rise to 1 million by the end of this year.

Building permits will as of January 2 be issued electronically, the government has said.

According to the new scheme, which is based on legislation passed in 2011, engineers will be able to submit all the necessary documents and make applications online.

By Costas Iordanidis

The case of Sabiha Suleiman, the Roma activist whose candidacy for the European Parliament was announced by SYRIZA only to be withdrawn shortly afterward, is an illustration of the leftist opposition party's inexperience and immaturity.