Ships will remain docked at Greek ports on Thursday, due to the participation of the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation in private sector union GSEE’s 24 hour strike on May Day.

The Board of Directors of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation during the course of its bi-annual meeting in the spring of 2014, approved 67 new grants, totaling approximately €16,000,000, in support of programs and initiatives by Greek and international not for profit organizations.

The comments of veteran politician and former minister Thodoros Pangalos concerning Crete and the Cretans have had their expected result in that a Cretan has decided to sue the outspoken politico for his vilifying comments.

The President of Parliament Vangelis Meimarakis, was in Tirana after an invitation by his Albanian counterpart Ilir Meta, and made positive statements concerning Albania's EU accession.