The troika is taking a hard line in talks with the Greek government over the fiscal gap, estimated at around 1 billion euros, as Athens is remonstrating about the risk of political instability.

Maria Alexea's photo exhibition, entitled "Ecology of Dance" will be inaugurated next Thursday, at the Greek General Consulate in New York, at 18,00 pm.

The counter terrorism squad of Greek police (ELAS) have undertaken the case of a load of weapons found buried in a plastic drum in a wooded area of Ippokrateios Politeia, near Oropos.

Alternate development minister Notis Mitarakis briefed the standing parliamentary committee on commerce about the official protection of Greek feta cheese in Canada.