A pioneering laboratory on “ancient DNA”, unique in Greece, which will contribute to international research, will start operating on Crete, where researchers of the Institute for Research Technology (IRT) and archaeologists will work to shed "light" on the historical continuity of the population of Crete, the origin of Minoans, and over time all inhabitants of the island, nd also the wealth and the origins of the Cretan diet.

The government is reportedly determined to proceed with the change of the trade union law by the end of 2014, after told to do so by the troika. Indeed, the promoted changes have, according to reports, been agreed upon with the lenders after the latest assessment of the Greek economy.

Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis travels to Brussels today, where he is scheduled to participate in a Eurogroup meeting of Eurozone finance ministers.