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.

Greece’s unemployment rate rose to 23.1 pct in May, with most in the 15-24 age group out of work

Troika review expected in October, rather than September, according to Dow Jones.

A substantial increase in the minimum number of years that Greeks will have to work to qualify for a basic state pension are on the way.