The urgent decision to reimburse fired public broadcaster ERT employees, signed by alternate finance minister Hristos Staikouras was posted on the government e-government website.

Prime minister Antonis Samaras will be in Paris tomorrow to take part in the second EU summit focusing on youth unemployment, along with employment minister Yannis Vroutsis, who arrived there today.

Kenyan runner Hillary Yego, 26, was the first to cross the finish line at the 31st Athens Classic Marathon on Sunday, completing the race in 2 hours, 13 minutes and 59 seconds.

A motion of no confidence against the New Democracy/Pasok coalition government, tabled by main opposition SYRIZA, was rejected last night by parliament.