Renewing his criticism of the Uniform Real Estate Ownership Tax (ENFIA), main opposition SYRIZA spokesman Panos Skourletis on Wednesday said the crucial issue was to end the government's programme and "abolish it in practice".

U2 singer, Bono, is one of the many celebrities that chose the Greek islands of Patmos and mykonos for their summer holidays.

The swearing in of Yannis Boutaris for another term as mayor of Thessaloniki was not without incident as Golden Dawn members and antiracist and antifascist groups exchanged shouts and catcalls during the ceremony.