Greek Deputy Minister of Sport Stavros Kontonis announced on Thursday that the Hellenic Football Federation will be placed under direct control of the Ministry of Sport and won’t be self-governed as required by international football bodies’ statutes.

A 6.1-magnitude quake has struck off the eastern coast of the island of Crete near the town of Heraklion, according to the Athens Geodynamic Institute on Thursday.

Local authorities will now be able to rent out areas on beaches for use as cafes and bars for two years, as opposed to one, but limits will be made stricter on how the renting businesses to any changes they can make to the natural environment.

What comes next in Greece after a possible exit from the euro and default is what noted Spanish journalist Hector Estepa is trying to outline in widely circulated Spanish newspaper El Mundo.