Better late than never, especially for the National Library the directorship of which had been left empty since 2005.

With two 48-hour strikes called by Hellenic Petroleum employees later in the week, endless queues in front of gas stations are to be expected. The HP workers union announced two strikes between February 21 and 24 protesting what they call the upcoming breakdown of their working rights.

Government vice president and foreign minister Evangelos Venizelos called upon to comment on the recent NGO scandal, commented that it would be sad if foreign ministry staff were implicated.

The mutated avian flu virus is on its sixth week and according to new evidence presented by the Greek Center for Disease Control, it has already claimed 43 lives.