It was another difficult night for Volos after the city and wider area were hit by the second catastrophic natural disaster in 20 days, adding to accumulated problems from floods, mud, damaged infrastructure and the despair of thousands of people in the city and its suburbs.

National Economy and Finance Ministser Kostis Hatzidakis referred to the six axes of the economic policy the government intends to implement over its four-years term, speaking on Friday at 'The Third Thessaloniki Metropolitan Summit'. He pointed out that "the wager is to accelerate the pace and essentially converge with the EU average in terms of income."

Greek-Saudi cooperation in the all-important energy sector, especially in light of the recently announced and highly ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEC) project, will focus on hydrogen as a fuel source, renewable energy sources and electricity infrastructure, according to results of a bilateral meeting in Athens on Wednesday.

Images of great destruction confront the crews of the municipalities of Magnesia and the region with the first light of day, in the Elias region of Volos, which has been tested by the bad weather, but also in the entire prefecture.