Another 5,500 employees are facing the chop.

Greece says it’s economy will expand 0.6 per cent this year.

Greece fills the same number of prescriptions as Spain, which has five times the population.

Greece is the eighth cheapest destination among 24 countries in Europe based on hotel prices.

The gang allegedly paid Greek women up to 500 euros to marry illegal immigrants.

The government is buoyed by positive comments made by the European economic affairs commissioner but knows it needs to do more to show Greece is ready to exit from the bailout.

Doctors union asks for additional staff and equipment to ensure hospitals are fully prepared.

Further encroachment in Greek waters “predictable” but not welcome says Greek defence minister.

More than 35 per cent of the population were close to the poverty line at the end of last year, compared to 28.1 per cent in 2008, before the country’s economic crisis struck

US vice president Joe Biden hopes that tensions will be de-escalated through diplomacy.