Austerity measures will include thousands of public-sector job cuts and transfers, demanded by the country’s creditors.

Such a prospect would generate revenues of 18-19 billion euros on an annual basis.

Papaconstantinou is to be indicted for breach of faith and for altering an official document, the so called Lagarde list on tax evasion.

Existing research has shown the strong correlation between an increase in stillbirths and a decline in access to healthcare.

German Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schäeuble, will visit Athens on July 18, invited by his counterpart Yannis Stournaras.

Amnesty International has found Greece has been unlawfully returning refugees to Turkey.

The election result for the 200 strong central committee of the party is yet to be announced.

The meeting’s agenda will include the issues of Greek US defence cooperation as well as prospects for a settlement in Cyprus.

Greece is a favourite destination for Vietnamese, with Santorini and honeymoon packages standing out.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Greece to reduce the number of employees on public-sector payrolls but acknowledged it will require “major political effort”.