The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) completed a promotion of Kythira to Austrian journalists in the last few days, hoping to boost tourism to the small island lying opposite the south-eastern tip of the Peloponnese peninsula.

The preliminary agreement between Greece and its international creditors is a positive step towards unlocking funds that will enable the country to meet its July debt maturities, Fitch Ratings said in a press release on Thursday.

Medical Union POEDIN accused Deputy Minister of Health Pavlos Polakis for a "new Polakis type show like Santorini", denouncing that he performed surgery at the Hospital of Zakynthos "with transported personnel (medical, nursing) and patients from other places".