Sources say that creditors required the saving of 9.5 out of 11.5 billion euro to be implemented by cutting salaries, pensions and benefits.

In 2009, they accounted for 8.9% of the total foreign investment; currently down to 7.7%. The National Bank of Greece withdrew 145 million euro from its leasing company in Bulgaria and Cosmote withdrew 64 million euro.

Greeks have no confidence in political parties.

The 24-hour strike of employees in the underground, the electric train and the tram transport announced for tomorrow has been postponed until Thursday.

Around 100 supporters of the party responded to the call of Panos Kamenos. The initiative to collect signatures among members of parliament was supported only by the deputies of the xenophobic Golden Dawn and Nikos Nikolopoulos, who is disaffiliated with New Democracy.

The country has yet to reschedule the fiscal consolidation programme, to reduce the interest rate and to return to economic growth to make its debt sustainable.

The Belgian economist Patrick de Metz is proposing to the National Insurance Institute to use private companies to collect its outstanding contributions