The troika is expected to put more pressure on the government to find an additional 2 billion euros in cuts after a look at the the draft 2014 budget.

Unserviced housing loans have risen to an unprecedented 75%, according to a survey by the Working Consumer Association of the General Confederation of Workers GSEE.

The governor of the Bank of Greece, Georgios Provopoulos, is being scrutinized in an article in yesterday's New York Times for "an investigation into whether he abused his position by clearing a banking deal involving his former employer and a business magnate who was subsequently charged with embezzlement and fraud."

The President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias, today received visiting Bulgarian foreign minister Kristian Vigenin, stressing the excellent relations between the wo countries, while since Bulgaria' EU accession there were no outstanding political issues but only technical issues.