The attackers parked a van loaded with inflammable materials at the entrance of the building and set fire to it. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

Tourism employees, who will go on strike tomorrow, will have to consider whether such actions would secure the future of their jobs,said chairman of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels George Tsakiris.

Nicosia continues the talks about the intergovernmental loans from Russia and China. The negotiations for the money from Europe will be held by the Troika.

Euronews managing director Michael Peters announced at a special press conference in Athens that by the end of the year, the television would run a new 24-hour news channel in Greek. "We will not translate news. We will rather generate our own reports from Greece with European significance," said Peters.

Deputy Minister of the Merchant Marine George Vernicos resigned from Antonis Samaras’ office after the political opposition SYRIZA’s revelations that Vernicos is a shareholder in an offshore company.

Stournaras has a long academic career as a Professor at the Athens University of Economics and he was an economic adviser in the government of Kostas Simitis. From the outset of the crisis, he has declared his support for the liberalization of the Greek economy and for the reforms in public administration.

Instead of him, President Carlos Papoulias will lead the Greek delegation to Brussels, as stipulated by the European Union protocol.