"During winter, I prefer to navigate my ship in the Northern Atlantic,
where the waves are really big, than to sail through the Gulf of Aden,"
shares captain Panaiotis Tzanetakos for the "Guardian."
The Greek national Meteorological station warns for a sudden change of the weather for the worse during the weekend like strong winds, drop in temperatures, and even snow.
New internet initiative attracted 50 and older citizens. The website www.50plus.gr of the "50+ Hellas" organization provides information regarding work load, social politics, health, tourism, entertainment and other hot topics.
1500 is the new service phone line of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the governmental administration, which will provide an option for information in several foreign languages.
Military personnel will retire after serving 35 years, this predicts a new law for the rank promotion in the Greek army, introduced by minister Vangelis Meimarakis.
Parents will be able to take their children out of religion classes with a declaration. The church protests, and the Ministry of Education says the changes in the law don't mean that classes are not mandatory.