Evros
Greece
Man Found Dead in Northern Greece After 13 Days
The body of a man who disappeared on December 4, 2014, was found in the Egnatia area of Evros river in northern Greece. The 49-year-old police officer had gone on a fishing trip 13 days ago but the heavy rainfall...
Environment
Ormenio Village Evacuated After Evros River Levee Breaks
The Citizen Protection Agency of Evros region decided the evacuation of Ormenio village after an Evros River Levee Broke.
The extreme rainfall in northern Greece, and particularly in Thrace, has caused the flooding of Evros River. The residents of Ormenio...
Greece
Two Dead Due to Extreme Weather in Northern Greece
On Thursday morning, December 11, Greek rescuers were able to locate the body of a man at the bed of Gallikos River in Thessaloniki, northern Greece. The search for the unlucky man started on Wednesday afternoon by the Greek Police...
Greece
25 Immigrants Trapped in Evros River Rescued
A major rescue operation took place earlier today at the Evros river, on the Greek-Turkish border in the region of Thrace, where there has been flooding recently, as 25 immigrants were trapped on one of the river islets' embankment. The operation...
Greece
2,500 Turks Visiting Thessaloniki for Bairam
More than 2,500 Turkish visitors are expected by the end of the week in Thessaloniki to celebrate the Bairam, the completion of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting of Muslims. The Customs Office in Evros border has already been overwhelmed by...
Greece
'Sieve' Borders Don't help limit Illegal Immigration
A meeting was held in Athens, Greece among the Greek Minister of Defence Dimitris Avramopoulos, the Minister of Justice Charalampos Athanasiou, the Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection Vasilis Kikilias and the Minister of Maritime Affairs, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, on the issue of...
Crime
Greek Police Officers Implicated in Migrant Smuggling Ring
Greek police have arrested four of their fellow officers and 18 others suspected of involvement in a major migrant-smuggling ring.
A total of 22 people have been arrested in Attica, Thessaloniki and Evros, in northeast Greece, including the head of the ring along with four...
Greece
River Evros at Alarming Levels After Bulgaria Dam Overflow
Authorities are preparing for the worst in the northern Greece regions of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, where the water level of the river Evros has risen dangerously.
Indeed, the rivers Ardas and Erythropotamos in northern Greece may also flood since Bulgaria's Ivaylovgrad dam overflowed due to mountain meltwater and recent heavy rainfall.
At...
Environment
Thousands of Tundra Swans in Northern Greece
During the last few days, Greek conservationists in the area of Evros Delta, northern Greece have recorded a large number of tundra swans, specifically of the Bewick's Swan subspecies.
According to Panagiotis Ioannidis, environmental chief of the agency for managing the protected...
Business
Illegal Work Reigns in Northern Greece
The presidents of labor unions described the gloomy picture of unemployment in Northern Greece at a meeting which took place in Thessaloniki in the framework of the TIF.
As they said, illegal and uninsured work reigns, while unemployment rates have...