Soil from Rethymno from the battlefield of the Battle of Crete was given yesterday to Australian Ambassador Kate Logan, in the presence of deputy governor Maria Lioni, Mayor of Rethymno Yorgos Marinakis, descendants of families ofservicemen and a crowd of people.

Deutsche Welle news agency reports on the barbs of the Turkish president levelled against financial markets, rating agencies and his central bank, as well as the suffocating pressures on the Turkish economy.

The yield of the 10-year Greek bond jumped 2.91% to 4.5% after leaks that the “North League” and “Five Star” parties in Italy, both strong anti-European, had reached an agreement based on their political platforms.

“We needed to stay up late last night and continue today,” said Greek PM Alexis Tsipras from Sofia, referring to his talks with FYROM Prime Minister Zoran Zaev.