A meeting between officials of Greece, Cyprus and Israel is being lined so they can agree on transporting natural gas from the Southeastern Mediterranean to the European market.

More than 50,000 children might not be able to attend nursery schools and kindergartens run by local authorities due to a lack of funds.

Racially motivated attacks against immigrants have intensified in recent months, a prominent member of the local Pakistani community said.

The justice minister condemned the fatal attack on an Iraqi as officials expressed satisfaction over the progress of controversial crackdowns on illegal immigrants.

Contraction eases but outlook grim.

A 19-year-old Iraqi immigrant died in an Athens hospital on Sunday after being stabbed late on Saturday night by five unknown persons riding motorcycles, police said.

Greece must remain in the eurozone but may need extra time to make good on tough economic reforms it has promised international creditors.

Samaras must win round coalition partners and keep EU leaders on his side.

The fortunes of the euro zone’s most vulnerable economies have darkened markedly since June, according to a Reuters poll of economists.

Two separate fires – which destroyed thousands of hectares of farming land and caused serious injuries to six people – were still burning yesterday in Peloponnese.