7,500 miners and members of their families arrived in Athens to express their support for the operation of the gold mines in Halkidiki that the government of SYRIZA has blocked.

Аs reported by the Financial Times newspaper, stating further that this move shows the poor state of Greek finances.

Meanwhile, credit rating agency Standard & Poor's has downgraded Greece from B-/B to CCC+/C with a negative outlook as regards the prospect for the country to continue paying its foreign debt.

The historic Fethiye Mosque in the centre of Athens will re-open to the public after the restoration works on the monument of the 17th century have been completed.

The Greek cabinet initially announced that it would give passports to refugees from Syria but having realized that such an action would take Greece out of Schengen and worsen its relations with its European partners, it cancelled the decision.

94% of our readers will spend their summer vacation in Greece this year, either because it is their favourite destination or because they cannot afford exotic vacations due to the economic crisis.

Greece's exit from the euro zone is not a solution because it will take Greek people to poverty. The future of Greece is in the euro zone but this requires economic reforms, writes the German economic weekly Wirtschaftswoche.