The cabinet wants to send 30,000 civil servants to the labour reserve and thus has triggered new protests in a number of public and local governments and companies. Trade unions in the public and private sector have announced a general strike for 1 December.

The media owes over half a billion Euros to banks and external creditors.

180,000 civil servants will benefit from relieved conditions for private loans taken from the mutual fund of the public sector. The loans granted by the mutual fund are around four billion Euros.

They are adamant from Europe that the sixth tranche will not be paid if Antonis Samaras does not commit in writing to the implementation of the European decisions on the Greek debt.

Despite the overall negative attitudes, many international companies see the Greek crisis as an opportunity for development and for laying the foundations for sustainable growth.

Sources from the Ministry of Finance said that the newly established Economic Police operates more efficiently than the department for prosecuting economic crimes. The success in the capture of Greeks, hiding income and taxes is due to the help and support, but also to the pressure by the representatives of the supervisory Troika.

They have postoponed from the company the power cuts of delinquent households for several days at the request of the Ministry of Finance until a new decision for the needy is taken. Trade unionists have occupied the building in which power cut orders are issued and said they would not leave until the extra property tax law is repealed.