Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras warmly welcomed the lineup of the new European Commission and the appointment of Greek outgoing Defense Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos as Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs.

Former Cyprus Interior Minister Dinos Michaelides is charged with laundering money from the Greek weapon procurement program under former Defence minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos.

The Byzantine manuscript that was returned to Greece recently, through actions of the general directorate of antiquities and cultural heritage, is actually from the library of the Dionysiou Monastery of Mount Athos.