This month Greek authorities are expected to launch tenders for hydrocarbon exploration in the Ionian Sea and offshore areas south of Crete.

The old tilt bridge connecting Halkida, on Evia with mainland Greece, spanning the Euripus Strait, due to maintenance, as announced by the Port Authority.

Renown director Yannis Smaragdis, who hails from Iraklio, Crete, is issuing a plea to all Greeks and especially Cretans, throughout the world to save Nikos Kazantzakis' house in Antibe, France, and pass it to Greek ownership.