The Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change Tina Birbili waved a white flag and permitted the construction in protected areas known in Greece as Natura. After four changes to Birbili’s bill on biological wealth its final form proved to defend the interests of construction companies more than to preserve the ecological balance.

The ancient tradition of the winter-spring male masquerade games in the Balkans have no state boundaries.

With his $ 4.8 billion the owner of EFG International, EFG Eurobank, Lambda Development and Hellenic Petroleum is ranked 219th in the list of world's billionaires, compiled annually by Forbes magazine.

Although Moody's cut the credit rating of the six largest financial institutions in the country Greek bankers believe they can meet the new capital adequacy requirements set by the European Banking Authority.

The sale of illegally imported goods in Greece only in 2009 is 20% of the illegal trade in Europe. The turnover of itinerant trade in the country amounts at least to 25 million euros and deprives the country of approximately six million euros in taxes.

International analysts do not believe Greece will handle the debt crisis alone, those most pessimistic forecast 50% haircut of government bonds.

The immigrants who have been on hunger strike for 44 days begin eating soup twice a day from today. In such cases, feeding takes place in hospital in order to monitor the rates of magnesium, phosphorus and other substances in the body. However, now this will be done under field conditions, told the doctor that monitored the health of the starving immigrants until yesterday. In her words, they will be on a strict diet for five days and the next ten days they will be fed little by little.