The first promise by the Greek state to build a mosque for the Muslims was made back in 1880; up to now, however, this has not been accomplished. On the other hand, 26 secret mosques are presently functioning within Athens.

As the Economist’s 13th Government Roundtable with the Greek government took place in Athens this past week, we review the Economist Intelligence Unit’s May update to their country report for Greece.

On June 7, 9 866 913 Greeks will vote for their 22 representatives for the European Parliament; the surveys place the governing New Democracy after the socialists, the competition for the third place is very close between the ecologists and the communists.

Once again the Greek visual artist Lucas Samaras works with untwining the topic about the body and wearing out, as it seems from his works names "Paraxena," which present Greece on the Biennale in Venice.