All charges are related to the attempts at removing their names from the now infamous "Lagarde List," which includes thousands of names of wealthy Greeks with accounts in the Swiss branch of HSBC.

45 thousand ghost pensioners have been revealed following the census of pensioners, who receive money from the pension fund of freelance employees. The closing date of the census was 31 December last year but due to the several days off around Christmas and the New Year holidays, the relevant ministry has extended the census to the end of this week. The total number of people registered with this fund is 350 thousand. The extension of the deadline for registration has given no results and the number of those, who have not appeared is more than shocking.

The former Prime Minister of Greece and one of the most influential politicians of the country's recent past, Konstantinos Mitsotakis, is in hospital after a fracture of the hip joint.