The Head of the Regional Prosecutor’s Office, Eleni Raikou, ordered the blocking of the bank accounts of former Defence Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos and the other four defendants accused of money laundering.
Demoralised Greeks who are filling the city squares and world news with their anger against the stringent measures for financial savings are preparing to celebrate worthily the greatest Orthodox holiday.
In 2011 alone, about 100 000 people illegally crossed the borders, announced the spokesman of the Greek police Athanasios Kokkalakis in an interview with Maria S. Topalova.
The lack of market liquidity has made major Greek companies listed on the Athens Stock Exchange seek funding from abroad. An example of this is the National Bank of Greece, which has opened financial corridors abroad and has secured funding of over five billion euro.
Caught in the trap of the dispute between bus drivers and bus owners, the passengers at Kifissou bus station in Athens were quietly waiting for the blockade to be lifted.