A new law simplifying procedure for starting new businesses has been a re-structural target of the government since it took over a year and a half ago, was presented by the prime minister, on Monday.

German supermarket chain Lidl plans to build two huge warehouses for logistics infrastructure, one in Attica, the other in Thessaloniki.

The Greeks are not wealthier than the Germans, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras told German newspaper Bild, referring to recent reports based on an European Central Bank (ECB) survey that Greeks are on average wealthier than the Germans.