In an opinion article published in the Wall Street Journal, Greek PM Alexis Tsipras called on the country’s creditors to stop blocking the return of economic growth in Greece.

The primary surpluses that will be decided for the Greek bailout program should be more reasonable because they will determine the size of debt restructuring that will be required to make it sustainable, the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, said in a press conference in Washington DC on Thursday. 

Four armed and masked individuals stole money and jewelry from a Piraeus Bank branch in the area of Kallipoli, Piraeus, on Thursday afternoon before making their escape after two-and-a-half hours, police said.

Athens recorded a 14 percent increase in tourist arrivals in the first three months of 2017 compared with the same period last year, according to data presented on Thursday by city mayor George Kaminis and Aegean Airlines Vice President Eftihios Vasilakis in a joint press conference.