A reception center for illegal immigrants will be built in the broader area around central Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis announced.

Coalition hopes closure of state bodies, new sell-off rules will satisfy lenders.

The Church of Greece has again sought to fend off accusations it is not digging deep enough into its coffers to help pull the debt-wracked country out of its economic crisis.

Anti-racism campaigners in Greece say they have received claims of more than 300 attacks against mostly south Asian immigrants in the past three months.

Top officials from the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund are expected to spend only four days in Athens next week.

The European Central Bank could play a bigger role in fighting the euro zone sovereign debt crisis through more rate cuts, bond purchases and further liquidity provision.

The western port of Patra was declared to be in a state of emergency as a wildfire stoked by high temperatures and strong winds raged on three fronts.

Leaders agree on ‘general direction’ for 11.5 bln euros in savings for 2013-14, no more cuts this year.

Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos called on any cadres of his beleaguered party who want to leave or set up a separate grouping to do so.

Coalition leaders meet Wednesday to mull cuts, which some ministers are resisting.