Applications for day kindergartens and nurseries from 83 thousand families are waiting for approval. Only 40 thousand of them may be approved. This means that 53 thousand children may remain outside kindergartens and nurseries.
Merkel thus gave so far a red card the idea of extending the time for the fulfilment of the obligations Greece has taken in relation with the fiscal consolidation and the structural reforms.
One of the "golden geese" of the government of Antonis Samaras that can bring good revenue to the state treasury is the company Hellenic Post (ELTA). The state owns 90% of the company that holds the monopoly in the field of postal services.
Meanwhile, the action to capture illegal immigrants "Xenius Zeus" continues today, provoking civil conflicts in the region of Corinth, northeast of the Peloponnese. Policemen fought with representatives of Golden Dawn and citizens of the area.
Filming the final part of the trilogy that started with the movie "Before Sunrise" has begun in the area of Messinia. Steven Spielberg has enjoyed the sunset in Santorini this year too.
High crime rate is due not to the crisis, but to the unstable political and social situation, said the crime experts and member of the Democratic Left Yiannis Panousis.