The programme is a way to provoke the creative skills of young people and encourage them to raise their voice.

It will become a general directorate to the Ministry of Education.

The other deputy general manager of Eurobank-Greece, Nikos Karamouzis, is expected to remain outside of the new bank.

With Stavridis assuming the office, the Public Property Management Agency has invited tenders for the sale and rent of 28 key public buildings. Among them are properties that formerly housed ministries, tax offices and police stations.

At 6:30 am, the woman climbed the "Pendakiklo" sculpture, which is ten metres high and is located in the central square, to protest against the cuts in social benefits.

A makeshift bomb exploded in the office of the Swift Mail courier company in the Athens suburb of Pangrati. The explosion caused serious damage.