Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas made a plea to the residents of the northern Aegean islands to contribute to the construction of reception centers for the migrants and refugees otherwise the agreement between EU and Turkey will be at stake.
Scientific and professional organisations of Chios and inhabitants appealed to the State Council to annul the decision for the operation of a hot spot in the premises of former VIAL factory .
Greece will send three firefighting aircraft and a C130 to Israel to help local authorities tackle the disastrous wildfires that have ravaged the country, fuelled by drought, following a phone call between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu called Tsipras to request Greece’s assistance.