Greece has been reeling from a second tragedu=y that struck just a day after the fire at the Violanta factory that claimed the livew of five women workers at the plant. This time seven dead, all PAOK supporters who were traveling to France in a tourist van to watch their team play there, is the toll from the tragic accident following a head-on collision in the village of Lagoz, near Timișoara, Romania, as confirmed by the Greek Embassy in Bucharest.

Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras participated in a trilateral working meeting of Greece, Bulgaria and Romania held in the Bulgarian capital on Thursday.

Alpha Bank and UniCredit entered into a multi-layered surprise deal, marking the first major investment by a foreign bank in Greece in many years. The agreement is based on two parts, the merger of their subsidiaries in Romania and the achievement of strategic cooperation in Greece, focusing on the acquisition of the 9% held by the HFSF in Alpha Bank from the Italian bank.