Various factors are hampering immigrants or impeding their access to health services not only in Greece. Trained "cultural" mediators entered Greek hospitals a few months ago for the first time to translate into the immigrants’ native languages and help them to overcome the bureaucratic procedures while in hospital or in the process of health examinations.

The Governor of Bank of Greece stated that if the country applied reasonable and achievable fiscal policy during the period 2000-2010, the debt could now be less than 100% of the GDP. He criticized the government and insisted on immediate cuts in spending.

The new framework law aims to eliminate the legal basis of university asylum, which allowed during its 30 years of existence different groups to burn, break and attack with impunity.

According to German newspaper "Suddeutsche Zeitung", the European People's Party is considering to impose sanctions on New Democracy, because of the persistent failure of its leader Antonis Samaras to support the new rescue plan for Greece.

New development offers "Wall Street Journal" - Greece has the opportunity to be assisted by the Institute of International Finance, as has been observed in other similar cases.

More Greek citizens owners of cars go to neighboring Bulgaria, to obtain license plates, maintaining the ownership of the vehicle, thereby avoiding road taxes and expensive insurances.

The opening ceremony attracted the interest of millions of viewers worldwide. It was the work of choreographer Fokas Evangelinos and was attended by Vittorio Grigolo, Alkistis Protopsalti and Stefanos Korkolis.