Grace Hotels has announced plans for a new hotel development including residential villas just outside the historic city of Kalamata, in the south western part of the Peloponnese in Greece.

According to the Greek Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), the recession in 2013 is running with a rate of 3.7%.

A magistrate and lead investigator of the Farmakonisi disaster, have ruled that the screening of a news investigative show could jeopardize the judicial investigation.

Police figures show crime has been dropping all through last year for the first time since the start of the recession. All statistics, from homicides to car heists are down.