Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras could be the candidate for the position of president of the European Commission put forth by the European Left Party.

Unserviced housing loans have risen to an unprecedented 75%, according to a survey by the Working Consumer Association of the General Confederation of Workers GSEE.

The governor of the Bank of Greece, Georgios Provopoulos, is being scrutinized in an article in yesterday's New York Times for "an investigation into whether he abused his position by clearing a banking deal involving his former employer and a business magnate who was subsequently charged with embezzlement and fraud."