Last night, the 42nd Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's Grand Banquet was attended by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.

Speaking today at a National Bank of Greece event, its new governor Yiannis Stournaras claimed that the nation's economic recovery is not maintainable without new loans, as reported by ANA-MPA.

Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis is scheduled to meet troika leaders today at 4:30 p.m. GST, according to ANA-MPA.

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has stated that Cypriot and Israeli ties are at their highest ever, at a event commemorating citizens who assisted Jewish refugees between 1946 to 1949, as reported by Parikiaki.