Pindus

Andreas Papaspyrou, the mayor of Konitsa, near Greece's border with Albania, has called for better policing and heightened security in the border region following the discovery on Thursday of a cache of assault rifle ammunition, the latest in a string of such finds.

Authorities in the areas of Ioannina and Volos in northern and central Greece were struggling on Tuesday with a new wave of snow following last week's cold snap.

Schools in many parts of both areas were ordered to remain closed, as snow and ice made driving treacherous in many parts of the city's outskirts and at higher altitudes.

The Civil Protection Units in Epirus County are trying to open the main roads in the area since early this morning.

It has been snowing continuously since Tuesday on the mountain tops of Pindos and the mountain villages are all white!

Albanian environmentalists say they will stage more protests against a government decision to allow hydropower plants to be built on one of the last "wild" rivers in Europe.