One day prior to National Bank of Greece's share purchasing timeline, the 2.5 billion euro shares are already in excessive demand, as reported by Reuters today.

Today, PASOK leader and Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos declared that the government's stability will be threatened, if the Olive Tree association does not gain votes in next month's European Parliament elections.

Today, Greek President Karolos Papoulias hosted Arab officials, who are currently in Athens participating in the 2nd Greece-United Arab Emirates Joint Interministerial Committee.