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?"

A detailed message published by the Ministry of Finance presents the final data on budget implementation in February 2015, establishing deficits in all items.

Despite the three days of mourning announced in Europe on occasion of the tragic air accident in France, the Greek flag was not lowered to half mast during the parade. The tragedy was also completely absent from the statements of President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the other officials of the Greek state.

The reactions were provoked by statements of Deputy Minister of Finance Nadia Valavani who said that "nothing wrong will happen to Mykonos and Santorini if they switch to the VAT regime like the one in Crete."