Athens was fraught with demonstrations, again today, as pensioners, shipyard workers, disabled persons, teachers and supporters of imprisoned Kurds holding a hunger strike bore down on different ministries and parliament.

Stronger tools may be necessary than those foreseen in the 27 November 2012 "haircut" decision , was the message sent by alternate finance minister Hristos Staikouras.

The Turkish health minister Mehmet Müezzinoğlu has invited 7,000 Greek doctors looking for work abroad to go to Turkey.

More than 7,000 doctors have left the greater Athens area, in the last five years, according to the Athens Medical Association (ISA), as doctors are leaving Greece in increasing numbers.