The European Union must "reach the limits of its laws" in order to assist work to restore quake-stricken Vrisa and another 12 settlements on the island of Lesvos, President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Sunday while visiting the village.

Athenians are in for difficult week as mounds of garbage are piling up in the capital of Greece, while temperatures are expected to soar to over 43 degrees Celsius in the week ahead, causing serious public health risks.

Thursday was a festive nightat the White House, with Donald Trump with his whole family joining  in the so-called "Congressional Picnic."