The Simone & Cino Del Duca Foundation (La Fondation Simone & Cino Del Duca) has awarded the French School at Athens and the Greek Culture Ministry the grand prize in  archaeology (Grand Prix d’archéologie ) following the recommendation from the Institut de France, for archaeological works carried out in Thassos.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras arrived with a Chinook military helicopter in Prinos on the fire stricken island of Thassos in order to be briefed on the prevailing condition.

Greece's sole oil generator Energean Oil & Gas has just increased its recoverable oil deposits to approximately 30 million barrels, which is over 10% of its total deposits.