Economic experts presented the results of the Capital Confidence Barometer survey. It was conducted with the support of 49 local companies operating in 11 different economic sectors and with an annual profit of over 10 million euros each.

Six people, including two children died in a fire in the Athens suburb of Egaleo. The Greek government made its last proposal to immigrants in order to stop the hunger strike.

The heavy snowfall which began late last night in the Greek capital continues. There are power failures and the traffic on the national road network is hampered.

Xanthi and Rio Casinos in dismissed 32 employees in recent weeks. According to the president of the union of the Rio Casino employees Dimitris Karageorgopoulos, the company has been profitable in recent years and staff is needed. The Rio and Xanthi Casinos are the property of THEROS INTERNATIONAL GAMING, which is part of Marfin Investment Group owned by the businessman Andreas Vgenopoulos.

Greece collected 1,625 billion euros from the sale of 26-week bills at 4.75 % interest rate, the spread-yield reached 930 basis points, the Prime Minister Papandreou threatened to veto the European Union

The search for 11 immigrants from Bangladesh who jumped into the sea for fear that the Greek Coast guard will force them to return to their homeland has no result yet. 100 or one third of the immigrants on strike in Athens and Thessaloniki are hospitalized.

The Foreign Minister of Turkey stressed that his country is interested in all areas where there are Muslim minorities or strong presence of Ottoman cultural heritage.