Sintiki

Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis visited Serres in northern Greece on Saturday to focus on infrastructure upgrades at the Promachonas border crossing.

The border station, one of Greece's busiest, serves as a key entry point for travelers and cargo from Eastern Europe and Central Asia, with 8 million passengers and 2 million vehicles passing through annually.

Eight Romanian soccer fans arrested just after they crossed the border into Greece have been sentenced to 30 days' imprisonment by a court in Serres under fan violence laws.

The period of jail time is mandatory under the new laws and cannot be appealed. The jailed Steaua Bucharest fans can, however, the remainder of their 18-month sentence.

Greek authorities arrested eight Romanian soccer fans under fan violence laws on Thursday, after a knife and a retractable baton were found in the van they were traveling in ahead of a Europa League match.

"In a straight line, Bulgaria is less than 500 meters from here," says Panagiotis Savvidis, moving his finger to make me see an imaginary line that reaches the neighboring country. The border region where we find ourselves, a few kilometers outside the village of Petritsi, in Central Macedonia, hides under the raging vegetation the signs of its long and rich military history.

Two people, a man and a woman, were arrested in Promachonas

The northern Greek municipality of Sintiki has agreed to host a closed migrants' camp.

The decision, made by unanimous decision of the municipal council, providing a break for the government whose plans to build such camps in the Greek islands gave rise to violent protests.