Stringent fines and penalties for serious violations applied as of today will be kept in the new traffic ordinance.

The public complaint of the Council of Europe for the conditions in reception centres for illegal immigrants and the state of prisons in the country caused controversy in the relationship between the Greek Ministry for Citizens Protection and the European organisation.

The privatization of these enterprises must be held within 2011 and it is expected to bring at least two billion euros. The trumps are mainly the DEPA and the state lottery because in the case of the airport only continuation of the concession is expected rather than the share sale.

SOS 15900 is called the new telephone line providing help and support to women victims of sexual violence in Greece.

Greece is among the European countries where data on volunteers are almost nonexistent and efforts should be made to establish a legal framework for their labour, to protect them from exploitation, and for their health insurance.

The old centre of Athens and in particular the area behind Omonia Square is a meeting point today of illegal businesses, illegal warehouses, immigrants, lawlessness, drug addicts and homeless people. This is the conclusion of the study of the SARCHA's young architects. It was not surprising at all.

The Greek Embassy in Tokyo has sent an e-mail message inviting Greek nationals in Tokyo either to return to Greece, or to evacuate at least 500 km away from the Fukoshima nuclear plant.