The European Parliament's initiative to enforce oversight over the troika, fist in the finance committee and then the plenum to offer explanations on the Greek program, was relayed by parliament president Martin Schulz to government vice president Evangelos Venizelos.

The title of number one producer of fish (brim and sea bass) from hatcheries, globally, has again been garnered by Greece in 2013, for the twentieth year in a row.

Police have found, yet another shell casing, the 13th so far, at the site of the murder of two Golden Dawn members that may again change hypotheses on the crime.

Greek police (ELAS) are on emergency footing after the killing of two, and serious injury of one more, Golden Dawn members in front of the party's offices in Neo Iraklio, Athens.