Greek truck driver shot, arrested at Turkish border
A Greek truck driver has been shot and arrested by Turkish police at the Ipsala border station, authorities have said.
Rasmussen: Thessaloniki metro will be a point of attraction for tourists
"I wouldn't be exaggerating when I say that the Thessaloniki metro will be a point of attraction for tourists in the city." stated the head of the Greece-Cyprus department of the Directorate-General for Regional Policy and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) of the European Commission, Carsten Rasmussen, in statements after his tour to the depot and the metro stations, an Elliniko Metro announcement said on Wednedsday. Rasmussen was toured by the general director of Elliniko Metro SA Nikos Kouretas.
FM Gerapetritis: The electrical interconnection between Greece and Cyprus will continue as normal
There project of the electrical interconnection between Cyprus and Greece is not endangered, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis estimated in an interview with the "Parapolitika" radio station on Wednesday.
"Greece is determined that the project will continue normally," he emphasized.
Gavdos is the first stop for migratory birds
On the island of Gavdos, which is the southernmost part of Europe, 4,014 migratory birds from 75 different species were ringed this year for the spring season.