The Council of State plenum agreed to temporarily suspend measures allowing shops to open on Sunday, granting a petition submitted by retailers, traders and private employee unions.

The Greek Ministry of Culture and Sport is putting the finishing touches to the application it will file to include the archeological site of Philippi, near the northern city of Kavala in UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites.

The parliament ratified an amendment on the Uniform Real Estate Ownership Tax (ENFIA) after a roll-cast vote called by the main opposition SYRIZA.