Brussels and Washington are working on an "umbrella" type framework agreement that must protect personal data and strengthen the rights of EU and US citizens. Abolishing the visa regime for all EU member states is under consideration as well.

On the basis of a court decision, they also require to be repaid the relevant "difference", retroactively from August 2012.

The protesters were apprehended on Tuesday afternoon. They were shouting slogans and distributing leaflets in protest against the conditions in Greek prisons.

Citizens who receive from Greece an amount equal to or greater than 90 percent of their total income do not pay tax on the first 5,000 euro.

In addition to the bail the judicial council has imposed on him other restrictive measures such as a ban on leaving the country and obliged him to appear once a month at the police station.

It is expected that the number of foreign tourists will reach 19 million and 21.2 million including the tourists on board cruise ships.

Only within a project under the "Youth in Action" programme can you talk with young German citizens about historical events like the Holocaust and with unemployed young people from Greece about their future realization on the labour market.