Social insurance fund heads, brokerage executives, and bankers got hefty prison sentences by an Athens Criminal Appeals Court on Thursday in the so-called structured bonds scandal, but were let go pending trial at a second level, ANA-MPA reports.

Vandals broke into the Jewish cemetery in Thessaloniki, causing minor damage.

The Europol terrorism report says that during last year, anarchists and the urban guerilla movement managed to rearm and begin operations anew. France had the most terrorist attacks.

The number of tourists will hit 21.2 million this year including cruise visitors, is the assessment of Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) president Andreas Andreadis.