Easter is, above all, the triumph of hope against despair. Of trust against disappointment. Of life against death and this message is what we need now as country and people in the difficult times we are experiencing" noted New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis in his Easter message .

Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura announced that there will be 150 new airlinks and 6000 additional flights at least to Greece's regional airports in 2017, in an interview with the Sunday edition of Vradyni newspaper.

A sailboat with 48 refugees that had sent a distress signal early Saturday while sailing 28 nautical miles southwest of the island of Cephalonia arrived on Saturday evening at the port of Argostoli.