The registered jobless rate is up by 2.66% for the month of January 2018 compared to December 2017, according to the Hellenic Manpower Employment Organisation (OAED), which corresponds to 23,422 more unemployed.

After a marathon session that lasted for over 20 hours, the Greek parliamentary plenum decided at 5.40 in the morning of Thursday to refer 10 political persons, who were allegedly involved in the Novartis scandal to a special committee for further investigation.

Arcturos environmental organisation in northern Greece spotted an advertisement on the internet for the sale of a young brown bear in Albania for 1,100 euros. The animal was confiscated and is now in the Arcturos sanctuary.