On 11 November 2015, 4,5-year-old Othman Roder and his 5-year-old cousin, Othman Alnd, went missing in the Turkish territorial waters in their effort to cross with their parents by boat the Aegean Sea from Turkey. The boat capsized and the Turkish Coast Guard saved most of the people in the boat with the exception of the two children.
The Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, addressed the delegates (attendance exceeded 1100 participants) of the 17th Annual Capital Link Forum in New York via a televised message as follows :
Greek state budget showed a primary surplus of 4.348 billion euros in the January-November period compared to 3.566 billion euros in the corresponding period last year, the Finance ministry said on Tuesday.
Vice President of the European Commission responsible for the Budget and the Human Resources Kristalina Georgieva on Monday visited the temporary hosting migrants and refugees center in the central Athens district of Elaionas.