The European Commission has responded to Greece's request and sent an anti-pollution vessel to assist in efforts to clean up an oil spill in the Saronic Gulf.

A group of miners from Canadian firm Eldorado stormed the ministry of energy in central Athens on Thursday, during tension at a protest rally where workers demanded that the minister issues the remaining licenses for the company. 

A number of fossilised footprints believed to belong to a hominid ancestor of modern humans have been stolen from Kissamos on Crete, by a person or persons unknown, authorities revealed on Thursday.

Athens and Washington are "working systematically" to arrange a meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and U.S. President Donald Trump in the U.S. capital, Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas told journalists on Thursday following a meeting with Vice President Mike Pences National Security adviser, Joan O'Hara.