There were no casualties, two employees in Miltiadis Varvitsiotis' political office were able to escape before the flames enveloped the entrance.

A report by the European Commission states that the transaction is compatible with the domestic market and should be approved.

Parliamentary experts warn that a new loan agreement in order to cover the budget gap will provide only a temporary solution to the problem, for about 1-2 years, and will delay the resolving of the main issue with the amount of the state debt.

Numerous legislative changes are being promoted as a reform but they have changed nothing. Education in Greece is still following outdated methods, thus lagging behind the requirements of the age, as stated by research workers.