More than 10,000 Greek police officers, fire-fighters and coastguard officers gathered at the Kalimarmaro stadium to protest against the forthcoming wage cuts.

The deepening of the crisis and the deterioration of the economic environment are obvious, given that the unemployment rate in June 2011 was 17.2 per cent, and a year later, it reached 24.4%.

The service for prevention of economic crimes has a CD with their names, as the total amount of the deposits is 20 billion euro, the agreement with Bern is temporarily suspended

New Democracy retains the lead with 25%, SYRIZA is only one per cent behind, shows a public opinion survey by Pulse agency

About 50 protesters appeared suddenly in front of the Athens Police Academy in the early hours of the day and blocked the door from which the buses to Thessaloniki should have left. Over the weekend, the northern city will host the annual Thessaloniki International Fair. The state administration is increasing the police presence and is detaching commandos from Athens.