Greek-Australian Lambis Englezos, a teacher and amateur military historian based in Melbourne, has launched a campaign to find Australian soldiers that went missing in action while fighting in Greece during World War II.

Englezos became widely known in Australia after the discovery in 2008 of the remains of 162 Australian soldiers that were killed during WWI, in the region of Fromelles in France, and were buried by the Germans in unmarked mass graves.

He has now launched a search for the 20-25 Australian soldiers killed in Vevi, Florina in April 1941 and another 10-12 men that went missing near the Isthmus in Corinth at around the same time, appealing to anyone that might know something about them to help.

The soldiers were buried by German troops at unknown locations in those areas, according to eye-witness accounts gathered by Englezos.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras travelled to Brussels yesterday to attend a European Council meeting that discussed tax policy, with a particular focus on how to improve the efficiency of tax collection and tackle tax evasion, as well as on energy matters, in the context of the EU's efforts to promote growth, jobs and competitiveness.

At the end of a European Council meeting, Samaras expressed satisfaction over the fact that for the first time explicit reference to the exploitation and research of Europe's local and sea energy resources was included in the summit's conclusions.

According to the Prime Minister, it is in the interest of all of Europe that existing deposits be explored, discovered and tapped as soon as possible, since they can reduce Europe's energy dependence.

Referring to the diversification of energy sources, the premier noted the advantages of promoting the alternative Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) - a project supported by Greece, Italy and Albania as well as other Western Balkans countries - that would supply natural gas from Azerbaijan to Europe.

These include lower costs, since the pipeline is 600 km shorter and also fully privately funded without European subsidies.

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Four-time Olympic medalist in weightlifting, Pyrros Dimas was elected at the Executive Board of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), during its electoral Congress held in Moscow on May 20-21.

Forty-two year old, Dimas has had an outstanding career in international weightlifting, having won 3 gold Olympic medals (Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000) and a bronze in Athens in the 2004 Olympic Games, after which he signaled his retirement by leaving his shoes on the platform, while an appreciative crowd gave him a standing ovation.

His trophy chest also includes 3 gold medals in World Championships and 1 in European Championships. He is currently chairman of the Hellenic Weightlifting Federation and a member of the Hellenic Parliament.

YouTube: Pyrros Dimas Tribute [VIDEO]