«Τα αλλεπάλληλα κύματα προσφύγων και μεταναστών προς τη χώρα μας καθιστούν αναπόφευκτη την εκπόνηση και την εφαρμογή έκτακτου σχεδίου από την κυβέρνηση.

Montreal firefighters were unable to save Koimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church despite battling the blaze in Park Extension for hours Monday evening.

497 undocumented migrants, mostly Syrian nationals, reached several beaches of Lesvos island in the last four days.

The problem of illegal migration is a major one and the country cannot bear such large inflows, Defence Minister Panos Kammenos said on Tuesday adding that this is not an issue of "Greece but of Europe, which would have to put pressure on Turkey to apply Dublin II.”