The Finance Minister appeared upbeat after a meeting with troika officials, although the two sides have yet to reach an agreement on some 11.5 billion euros of cuts.

Police announced the arrest of two suspects, a 31-year-old Belgian national and a 36-year-old Greek, for setting up an organised hydroponics farm.

The Environment Ministry said that it is extending the deadline for Greeks who own illegally built or illegally altered homes to declare their properties.

A police officer has been suspended from work after it emerged that he played an active role in Golden Dawn’s raid on an open-air market Mesolongi.

The new school year for Greece will be disrupted tomorrow by a strike by primary school teachers and a 3 hr strike by secondary teachers.

The Public Order Ministry was locked in a dispute with Golden Dawn following a decision to revoke the party’s right for state-appointed body guards.

Coalition looking for new savings after troika rejects some cuts.

Alexis Tsipras made the remarks when asking a parliamentary question during the PMs question time about the proposed government sell off of Hellenic Postbank.

Troika has qualms about the measures Athens has identified in order to meet its target of cutting public spending by 11.5 billion euros over the next two years.

Losses for Greek tourism are contained so far this year according to data regarding international arrivals at the country’s main airports.