The contribution of the shipping business over the last 10 years has been 140 billion euro as stated by a survey carried out by consulting firm BCG.

The new immigration code will allow legal immigrants to live and work in the European Union. The measure will affect 540,000 people of different nationalities, the majority of whom are citizens of Albania, with long-term residence permits.

Following the complaint filed by Panos Kamenos, George Papahristos, a journalist of Ta Nea newspaper, was arrested and subsequently released.