The agreement is an amendment to the basic agreement and its purpose is to extend it by four months. We did the same earlier in order to obtain a two months’ delay. Not only has the government not broken the memorandum, but it has also signed it, stressed the leader of New Democracy.

The nationalist slogans chanted by commandos during the military parade on occasions of Greece's national holiday yesterday provoked strong dissatisfaction and sharp reactions not only on the part of the opposition, but also on the part of SYRIZA members.

This kind of "work" is part of the survival strategy of the family. The concerns are that recognising it as a crime would possibly harm the children instead of improving their situation. But begging by children cannot be perceived as something different from forced labour.

A fan of the Greek Minister of Finance said to him, "We are with you!" And he replied, "Yes, but you should be with us after the collision, shouldn't you?"