The service announced that there were no casualties and missing people after the shipwreck. The rescued migrants were transported to the island.

The protests are organized by the two major trade unions, namely of civil servants (ADEDY) and private sector workers (GSEE), because of the changes in the pension system that the government is planning to introduce.

The discontented residents of the island of Kos who are protesting against the construction of a hotspot were out in the streets of the island shortly before Panos Kammenos arrived there.

Yesterday the Greek government submitted to the representatives of creditors a proposal that provides for a maximum tax rate of 50% for individuals and for the collection of at least 300 million euro in annual revenue.

According to the sources of the newspaper Kathimerini, the representatives of the creditor institutions had firmly objected to the idea of the Greek government to increase social security contributions for employers and employees by 1 per cent.

The vessel was discovered by Turkish archaeologists in the sea bottom opposited the islands of Kos and Rhodes.

Two days before the general strike announced by the workers' unions in the private and public sectors against the pension reform, the Greek farmers have set a five-day ultimatum to the government.