Northern Greece

What do the Prespes agreement, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Boris Johnson have in common? They are all involved with nationalism, populism, lies, half-truths and illegality. The rallying cry for nationalist opposition to Prespes, "Macedonia is Greek," was a half-truth. Half of Macedonia is certainly Greek. The other half is Macedonian.

A 50-year-old Greek man who was arrested in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Tuesday is wanted by German authorities for allegedly defrauding investors of some 15.3 million euros.

Municipal and regional repair crews were sent out in force at first light in Epirus, northwestern Greece, on Friday to clear rocks and other debris washed down onto many parts of the road network by strong downpours and powerful winds overnight.

An elected Muslim religious leader in Greece's Western Thrace region was given 80 days of prison sentence for usurping authority.

The Macedonian-Thrace Brewery, known to the public mostly through its Vergina brand, posted a net profit of 2.31 million in 2018, 50 percent higher than in 2017.
Net turnover was 23.96 million, up from 20.5 million in 2017.

Greece's national weather service issued a special bulletin on Wednesday warning that a new heat wave is on the way after a brief respite following the last spike in temperatures at the start of the month.

Sweltering conditions are to be cooled by a weather system dubbed Antinoos which swept into Greece on Sunday afternoon, bringing widespread clouds, and is to last through Wednesday, according to meteorologists.

A rise in temperatures in many parts of Greece which started on Wednesday will peak on Thursday, as a hot air mass from Africa that hit western and northern Europe last week sweeps into the country.

An agreement between Greece and North Macedonia making travel across the border separating the two countries easier, was given the green light to go before the Parliament's plenary on Tuesday, the ANA-MPA news agency reported.

Four members of a volunteer firefighting group stand accused of arson and blackmail following an investigation by a prosecutor in Thessaloniki, northern Greece.