Draconian security measures are taken in connection with the parades for the National Day of Greece on 28 October in Athens and Thessaloniki.

Changes have to be voted by 12 November - the day on which Eurogroup will meet, as it is expected to decide whether Greece will get the next tranche

A solar and a lunar eclipse, as well as the retrograde Mercury, promise a tumultuous astrological climate next month

Ticket prices for the Festival "Children go to the cinema", which will end in April 2013, range from 2 to 3 euro

Prime Minister Samaras is making serious efforts to convince deputies from his party to vote for the new package of measures proposed by the Troika, so that the next tranche of 31.5 billion euro will be released

The police are making efforts to avoid a repeat of last year's violent protests. Today for the first time the public was not allowed to attend the solemn liturgy at St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki church on the feast of the city's patron.

According to Ethnos newspaper, about 40% of bank branches overlap mainly in the urban centres. This means that 4,500 to 5,000 people will be made redundant as early as next year.