Local hoteliers and travel agencies in Athens have reported that tourists are avoiding the centre of Athens as a result of the evident social decline in the Greek national capital.

The Greek Under 20s mens baskettball team exchanged passes, banter and a basketball top with the Greek Prime Minster when he hosted them last week

Greek Cypriot confidence in the current talks is low according to the published in the Cypriot newspaper Phileleftheros.

The Greek private education sector has heralded a new phase of growth with the opening of 33 new private tertiary colleges in major cities across Greece.

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.

The Victorian State Government has invited young people aged 16 – 25 to apply for a place on the Multifaith Multicultural Youth Network.

The World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association meeting in Athens has attracted a number of Greek Australian politicians.

A Greek owned olive oil producer from Western Australia has added to its trophy cabinet by winning gold at the Organics Expo.