Two women lost their life and four citizens were injured during the strong earthquake measuring 6.5 (according to the EMSC) on the Richter scale that shook the island of Lefkada on Tuesday morning.
The 17-hour negotiations between the Greek economic staff and the representatives of the institutions were concluded at 5 pm on Monday without an agreement, since open remain the issues on bad loans and the protection of first residence from foreclosures
In the credentials hall of the Presidential Palace and in the presence of the President of the Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos and the French ambassador in Athens, Christophe Santepi a ceremony was held, which observed a minute's silence in memory of the victims of terrorist attacks in Paris.