A census of all downtown Athens businesses on March 2014 found that out of 6,377 of businesses operating in downtown Athens, 1,986 are closed. That's 31.2%.

Basic indicators and qualitative data show that Greece is still in the mire of economic stagnation, if not decline, refuting the government's success story.

June is a month heralding a bevy of privatizations and concurrent investments, from which the government expects a lot to bolster the ailing economy.

The new Orthodox Cathedral of Albania, dedicated to the Resurrection of Christ was inaugurated on Sunday, in the country's capital Tirana.