The 24-hour strike of the temporary employees at the Ministry of Culture continues second week in a row. Yesterday permanent employees joined their colleagues to support them and closed major museums and archeological sites in the country till 12’oclock at noon. The strike involved archaeologists, restorers, technicians, security guards, receptionists and labourers.

For the first time a state banker describes as merciless technocrat how generously the state mechanism have been spending billions of euros

The staged TV interview of the Prime Minister shot the spreads to more than 730 points, while the opposition accused him of political blackmail. "Antonis Samaras is no alternative for the country," insists the Honorary President of New Democracy Konstantinos Mitsotakis

Greece is trying to find a way today more than ever to change the local economy to get out of the financial crisis morass. Private Equity Forum 2010 finds the solution in new technologies, food industry, power energy, shipping and accounting investments.

Greece has the lowest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) of 3.5 (maximum of 10 points) among European countries according to Transparency International. This ranks it 78 of 178 countries and last among European countries. Bulgaria (3.6 points), Romania (3.7 points) and Turkey (4.4 points) surpass Greece.

Very often, the reality show Next Top Model presents girls that are not selected according to the fashion models criteria but only because they have a strong personality, says the designer Christoforos Kotentos for the OK magazine. Mr. Kotentos is in the jury that will select the next Greek Top Model. The last year’s title was awarded to the beautiful Greek-Swiss Serayna.

The Greek Prime Minister appealed the country to demonstrate it is determined to change bad laws and that titanic work will not be halfway done during a television interview from the Ministerial Council. The interview was taken by seven journalists and lasted two hours.