Firefighters across Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey and the Balkans were battling wildfires on Tuesday with another heatwave pushing temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius across parts of Europe.
Six workers at Greece's largest port Piraeus, arrested for allegedly participating in a gang smuggling cocaine hidden in shipping containers from Latin America, were jailed pending trial on Friday.
Firefighters were battling wildfires near Athens and across Greece on Saturday, as the third heatwave of the summer forced evacuations from some villages and settlements.
Greece and Egypt agreed to protect one of the oldest Christian worship sites after an Egyptian court ruling cast doubt on its future, officials said on Wednesday.
Greece will deploy a record number of firefighters this year in anticipation of "bad scenarios" ahead, its climate crisis minister said on Thursday, after a succession of destructive wildfires.
Thousands of Greeks gathered in Athens on Wednesday to protest and demand higher wages to cope with rising living costs, as a one-day strike halted ferries, flights, and trains.
