Rifle and machine gun ammunition were found in the first containers from the cargo vessel NOUR-M opened by Greek authorities.

The Special Corruption Magistrate has summoned executives of six of the country's major dairy firms on criminal charges of forming a "milk cartel."

Severe storms have left problems around Greece, with most damage centered in the region of western Greece.

"Greece remains a very attractive destination for direct foreign investments in such sectors as transport, shipping and shipyards, energy and tourism," deputy foreign minister Kyriakos Gerontopoulos said on Monday.