Through carefully worded statements European commission president Jose Manul Barroso chided the Greek government for being ineffective, while lauding the Greek people for its great sacrifices , in an interview with German newspaper Bild.

An investment "assault" is being planned by Arab businessmen from the United Arab Emirates, as representatives of the four largest state enterprises from the UAE visited Greece, showing great interest in the government's privatization program.

Thousands of euros were found on two foreign nationals begging near central Syntagma square when they were taken into custody by police.

A new case of attempted illegal adoption and possible kidnapping involving three Roma that attempted to get a birth certificate for a 2.5 year old boy at the Mytilene registry.