There is more than just "smoke," it seems at the Athens municipality's birth registry, as according to the first data from the initial inquest have heightened suspicions of the existence of a criminal ring dealing in birth certificates.

Greek Police (ELAS) statistics show a decrease in serious crime for the first 9 months of the year, compared with same period in 2012.

The ministry of Government Reform and E Governance has issued a press report delineating the rules behind hirings for the state sector for 2013-2014.

Through carefully worded statements European commission president Jose Manul Barroso chided the Greek government for being ineffective, while lauding the Greek people for its great sacrifices , in an interview with German newspaper Bild.