According to unofficial information, Kostas Karamanlis had been fired at outside his home in the port town of Rafina and Russian commandos prevented fatal consequences.

In February 2012, the revenue from television advertising fell by 23.6 per cent compared with the same period of 2011.

Unlike banks Greek insurers cannot rely on the Financial Stability Fund although as private creditors, they have suffered losses from the debt haircut. Damage from the latest arson in the centre of Athens amounts to 50 million euro, but the insurance policies of the victims cover only half the listed damage.

Eurobank EFG has announced lost profits from the cancellation of the transaction for over four billion euro, Alpha claims to have offered new terms to the Latsis family but a compromise was not reached.

Counting of pensioners will continue until the end of September. The number of "dead souls" who are still receiving pensions is around 100,000.

Among packaged bakery products, Greeks prefer toasting bread and traditional rusks.

For beginners under the age of 25, the minimum wage will become 510 euro. The firms that managed to negotiate the salary levels with their employees outside the terms of the collective agreements will not be affected by the new changes.