Greece's fourth-largest lender Alpha Bank posted a loss for the first quarter, broadly in line with analysts' estimates, as provisions for bad loans offset a rise in net interest income.

Athens mayor Giorgos Kaminis and Public order minister Nikos Dendias signed a cooperation memorandum to reduce crime, severely affected by the abolishment of municipal police.

“Posidonia 2014”, among the world’s most prestigious shipping exhibitions, will be open on June 2-6 at the Metropolitan Expo on the premises of the Athens International Airport (AIA) at Spata.

The renewable energy business of Greece's biggest construction company Ellaktor plans to list on the stock market in what would be the first public offering since the debt crisis began.