The derby in Thessaloniki between the Iraklis and PAOK teams finished with a 3:3 draw and it will be remembered for the poor football match, poor refereeing and for the empty stands.
The Greek President, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, stressed the urgent need to terminate the wars in the Middle East and resolve the refugee crisis in such a way as to protect human dignity
The opposition slams Tsipras for having sought foreign support for the vote on the measures; he in turn accused them of knowing the package in advance when they voted on the agreement
The international conference on the coexistence of religions and cultures in the Middle East will be attended by most Orthodox patriarchs, and by religious officials from Egypt and Israel, but EU foreign ministers remained uninterested