The general meeting of the Union of Taxi Owners decided to go on 48-hour strikes until the PASOK government gives up its plans to offer cheaper taxi licenses.

The Parliament approved the decision despite the far-rights' fierce response. The mosque in Athens will have no minaret and will take only 350 people, but the Muslim Association is satisfied with the first step in this direction.

Like the Greek state, local media are in poor financial condition too. The first in the list of troubled companies are the private television Alter and the newspaper Eleftherotypia. The losses in the media sector reach € 54 million in total.

An analyses by Royal Bank of Scotland forecasts the failure of the troubled Mediterranean country in December and a dramatic shock on the global stock exchanges.

The cleaning staff announced a 48-hour strike from next Monday and it is not clear when it will end.

The court of second instance rejected the discretion of the District Court and discharged the sprinters who caused a huge scandal on the eve of the Olympic Games in Athens. The decision was commented ironically by the media.

The maturity of other short-term government securities amounting € 4 billion is at the end of September. There is no money in the state funds and the decision on the payment of the sixth tranche of the financial aid is delayed.