A new bill was suggested yesterday by the Karamanlis government, aiming at the enactment of the Bolkenstein directive. This act is seen as a first step towards the lifting of the limitations for EU citizens in their provision of professional services in Greece.

Peach producers from Pela and Imatia areas blocked northern Greece roads, specifically the highway from Thessaloniki to Veria and Kozani. The six barricades on Egnatia highway force the drivers take roundabout roads.

The children are on a summer school in an English university, where they got infected with the virus. Great Britain is expecting 65 000 people to lose their lives during the pandemic period.

The new Archeological Museum in Patra – “the jewel of the Achaean capital,” is opening its doors for visitors on July 24. It will display valuable collections of mosaics, ancient glass vases, and findings from graves from the prehistoric to the roman eras.

Three new programs - "I evolve," "Innovations," and "I'm moving" will finance the small and average businesses and the goal is to add funds for infrastructure, decentralization and development of innovative projects.

The Greek-British journalist Iason Athanasiadis evaluated his release, after a two week arrest in Iran, as a triumph for the Greek diplomacy. The freelance journalist was in the country to cover the local presidential elections for Washington Times. After the adventure he lived through in Iran, he gave a lecture in the Greek Foreign Affairs Ministry on the subject: “Recent Iran elections: a personal testimony.” The lecture was organized by ELIAMEP organization.

The official summer sales, which in some stores reach 70%, start from today, July 15. The Chief Secretariat of Consumers in Greece warns that in order for sales to be in favor of consumers, people need to decide what they really need and to know the basic discount rules.