NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus said Wednesday it will seek European Union approval to stop processing asylum claims from migrants illegally entering the east Mediterranean island nation. Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said a surge of new migrant arrivals is fueling serious crime, taxing state coffers and altering the country’s demographics. Pelekanos said authorities would also press the EU to relocate a …
Stavros Pelekanos tends his vines on Santorini island. "The basic characteristic of fresh Santorinian wine is the minerals it's given by the … volcanic soil and the saltiness－a salty aftertaste because we are in the middle of the Aegean Sea, and this affects the vineyards," Kasiola explains. "Many of the Chinese who visit us all year－which is very important for …
