The awarding of the "Star of Merit and Honor First Class" to the deceased on July 27, 1994, Vice Admiral ret Eleftherios Chandrinos, the heroic commander - as a lieutenant commander – of the LST "Lesvos" during the "Attila-1" Turkish invasion of Cyprus in July 1974 was decided by the of Council Chiefs of Defence.

Greece's prospects are  better than two years ago, though much remains to be done, German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday said in her address to the federal parliament.

PAOK Salonika suffered a shock 3-0 defeat against PAS Giannina, which cut their lead at the top of the Greek championship to a single point from second-placed Olympiakos Piraeus.