Three individuals have been arrested following a raid by the Greek anti-terror unit in a house in the city of Volos earlier on Thursday.

'Hot spots' for the identification of refugees in Greece and Italy must start operating by end November, European Council president Donald Tusk said in a press conference after the emergency summit in Brussels.

Deputy Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Minister Dimitris Kammenos (not to be confused with ANEL party leader Panos Kammenos) who has been heavily criticised for allegedly sending a series of racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic comments through his Twitter account submitted his resignation on Wednesday evening to allow “the smooth functioning of the new government”, just hours after he was sworn in. 

For the first time in half a century, the Greek community of Imvros will have the opportunity for primary and secondary education.