Europe must not be trapped in a state of inertia but instead respond to the needs of its citizens by tackling first the economic crisis with policies boosting growth and employment, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told the European Council President Donald Tusk in a call on Tuesday.

Three people are dead in Messinia and a person is missing in Thessaloniki, is so far the toll of the severe weather disaster affecting the country and according to forecasts will continue.

The Greek division of Doctors of the World (MdM-Greece) urged the government on Monday to resolve the issue of unaccompanied minors who are held at Moria’s detention center in Lesvos.