Venizelos talks about European solidarity
Leaders of European socialist parties are gathered in Rome proclaiming their vision for the European Union. PASOK president Evangelos Venizelos seized the opportunity for some publicity.
Who's the new head of Greek industrialists?
The Association of Greek Industries SEV has named Theodoros Fessas as its new head, placing erstwhile president Dimitris Daskalopoulos as its representative at BUSSINESSEUROPE, and bestowing on him the title of president emeritus.
The Finns want to make Greece The Issue
In Finland the European elections will be about Greece, at least if Timo Soini, chair of the radical right-wing populist party The Finns, previously known as the True Finns, gets his way.
Unemployment still rising
Eurostat released its unemployment update, according to which unemployment in Greece in November was at 28%, up by 0.3% from the month before. That raises the actual number of unemployed citizens to 1.382 million.