Serious flooding caused by heavy rainfall and hailstorms in the Peloponnese and northern Greece has caused massive damage as well as claiming the lives of three people.

Akis Tsochatzopoulos, the former PASOK defense minister indicted in connection with bribes for the purchase of submarines, was banned from leaving the country and told to post 150,

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US Ministry of Justice alleged the British company bribed Greek doctors for almost ten years to buy its products.

Passenger traffic at Athens International Airport dropped 6.5 per cent last year as the economic crisis squeezed travel spending, especially by Greeks.

The German government poured cold water on Greek hopes of support for a mammoth photovoltaics project named Helios that would see the installation of a solar panel system in Greece

Greece’s Prime Minister Lucas Papademos is working with troika to finalise the cuts and reforms for Greece.

The board chairman of Commerzbank believes the only solution for the economic salvation of Greece is to exit the euro.

Municipal authorities and non-governmental organisations in Athens have praised the public’s response to calls for clothing and blankets for the city’s growing homeless population.

In an effort to deal with the rising number of school children who are facing malnutrition, the ministry of Education in Greece will start the provision of light meals in schools.

Greece’s political parties made it clear this week that they are not willing to accept a reduction in the amount of state funding they receive.