An influx of 1.5-2 million immigrants from third world countries is expected next year. The majority of them use Greece as a transit country, 95% of the Syrians who are currently in Greece do not want to stay.

Two other firefighters were injured after the car in which they were travelling fell into an abyss in the rugged area near the monastery on Mount Athos.

The majority of the foreigners worked as low-skilled workers, small artisans or were engaged in heavy physical work, as shown by the latest study conducted by the Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT.