The helicopter that fell on Thursday morning in North Evia, which is currently in the grip of Storm Elias, was a private flight with two people on board, according to sources. The helicopter disappeared from the Civil Aviation Authority's radar while flying over the island at Achladi Beach, near the seaside village of Agia Anna.

An Australian man detained at the Athens prison of Korydallos as a suspected member of an international drugs smuggling ring, has filed an appeal against his extradition to the US at the Council of State, Greece's highest administrative court, it was reported on Tuesday.

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola appeared confident that the pro-European centre will continue to be in the majority after the European elections on June 6 and June 9, during a press conference for the agencies of the European Newsroom, including the Athens-Macedonian News Agency, on Wednesday.

The new head of SYRIZA, Stefanow Kasselakis, who was elected in the second round of intre-party elections for the party leadership, after former president Alexis Tsipras resigned has caused more than just a passing headache for the main opposition party.