Use of plastic money in the retail commerce has almost tripled since the imposition of capital controls in the country, with credit institutions issuing more than 1.1 million debit cards in one month in the period from the end of June until early August, to a total of 11 million cards.

European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans and European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos are visiting Kos island on Friday to be briefed on the serious condition on the Aegean island provoked by the increased migrants and refugees flow.

Some 10,000 refugees and migrants were led from the area of the port of Mytilene in an open space near the beach "Tsamakia".