Greece has suffered a rapid rise in the number of swine flu cases with Greek medical authorities expecting numbers to continue to rise in the coming weeks.

The offices of New Democracy, PASOk and La.OS were firebombed last week but no one was hurt.

Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis criticised Turkey for its recent incursions over Greek sovereign spaces at an EU meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers.

Antonio Banderas prepares to take on a role of a lifetime in a musical version of ‘Zorba the Greek’.

Small and micro businesses are the industry segments hardest hit by the global financial crisis according to an industry survey last week.

Giscard d’ Estaing was awarded the Award for Parliamentarianism and Democracy by the Greek Parliament last week.

Greek police called for ‘a guarantee of public safety’ for Greek police and for police work to be acknowledged as a ‘dangerous and unhealthy’ profession.

Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis attacked PASOK for looking to use the upcoming Presidential elections to force general elections next year.

Greek Minister of Culture Antonis Samaras opened the new Archeological Museum in Patras.

A news scheme to encourage Greek car owners to buy environmentally friendly cars and to charge older car owners higher road taxes was announced by the Greek government last week.