"I am not just innocent, I am the victim of an apparently put-up fraud," said the former Minister of Finance in the National Assembly.

The Prime Minister of the interim government, which negotiated the second bailout package for Greece and implemented the major debt restructuring last year, has sent to parliament an affidavit in the case.

Spouses, children and nephews of deceased pensioners received amounts of between 100,000 and 175,000 euro.

The parliament must compose a special commission to investigate the scandal with the "Lagarde List" that contains the names of 2,062 Greeks with large bank accounts in Switzerland but the problem is that the parties in the National Assembly cannot agree on the political person who should be held liable.

The island municipality has announced 2013 as a year of gastronomy in Santorini.

"Deputies cannot attend the parliamentary plenum in baggy shirts. It's about respect for the institution they represent," says the chairman of the commission on ethics.

While the citizens of East Europe are mostly seeking better payment, those of West Europe are seeking a better social status.