Tax officials have recorded widespread tax evasion in hotels, restaurants and bars in the Aegean and Ionian islands after conducting spot checks.

President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos will host a luncheon for the political party leaders at 14:00 on Friday at the presidential mansion to mark the 41st anniversary since the fall of the 1967-1974 military junta and the restoration of democracy in Greece.

The situation with the capital controls is proceeding satisfactorily and within the next ten days we will have resolved any problems that have arisen, Bank of Greece (BoG) governor Yannis Stournaras said after a meeting with trade representatives.