Three days after announcing relieving measures when purchasing a car, the Finance Ministry announced that it is preparing relieving measures when purchasing real estate.

On Tuesday, April 14th, the Greek Labor Minister Fani Pali-Petralia announced that the unemployment in Greece is 9.5% or in other words 470 thousand people. This number shows a growth of nearly one percent since December 2008. According to the Minister, the worst damaged sectors are the tourism and construction ones. Meanwhile, New Democracy announced a plan to invest ?2.5 billion in programs for decreasing unemployment by increasing the loans of tourist operators.

The last few years brought a new trend of having pools on the small and waterless Cycladic islands. In order for a small 5 by 10 pool to be full all summer it needs the water, which a person needs for 480 days.