It is thought that the suggested left-centrist candidates, Maria Damanaki, the present EU Commissioner, Dimitris Kourkoulas, Deputy Foreign Minister, or Anna Diamandopoulou could instigate tempestuous reactions among the New Democracy members especially after the spread of a scenario according to which Samaras might suggest a centrist or leftist candidate for president in the coming months.
In 2013, on Santorini Island alone, 1,100 foreign couples got married; other popular wedding destinations are Crete, Monemvasia, Rhodes, Kos, Mykonos, Paros, and Athens.
One in three children in Greece is overweight or too obese for their age. According to the new research of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Greece, along with Italy, Slovenia and the United States are the member states of the organisation where the problem is most serious. The situation in the rest of Europe is not better.