Employees of all transport companies in Athens are on strike today. Other companies’ employees are allowed to leave work an hour earlier before the end of the workday to be able to find a taxi and get home without being caught in the classic afternoon traffic jam. Syntagma Square remained closed at noon due to public transport staff protest outside the Parliament.

Two days before the deadline the Greek government decided to file a claim at the International Tribunal in The Hague for compensating the families of the 228 victims of Nazi violence in the village of Distomo. The decision was announced by the Greek Prime Minister at a meeting of the Council of Ministers.

The Greek pop music diva is often compared to Victoria Beckham because they are both great singers married to football players. Exuberant and easy going as Greeks are Despina Vandi reveals the truth about her life in an interview for the magazine L ‘Officiel.

The Athens District Court failed again to hear the case that shook the Greek public hours before the opening of the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 after being postponed six times.

The small insurance company is the next to fall in disgrace following the example of Aspis AEGA and Commercial Value and no one can foresee the consequences for this market in 2011.