The much anticipated Europa League draw was favorable for the three Greek clubs. Panathinaikos play Midtjylland, PAOK face Zimbru and Asteras play Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras chaired a cabinet council meeting to appoint the new leadership of the country's high courts. Single property tax wasn't discussed.

The Foreign Ministry will immediately establish a working group for the monitoring of Greek exports to Russia, the administration of relevant issues which emerge, as well as the coordination of all pertinent actions. The working group, which will consist of ministerial officials, as well as sectoral and export representatives, will also be exploring any expansion prospects to new markets, for Greek export goods.

The State General Laboratory and the Laboratory for Hygiene and Epidemiology of the University of Ioannina, notified the Ioannina Region of the results of analyses of samples from Lake Pamvotis in order to clarify the reasons that led to the death of a host of fish.