Postbank’s employees were on 24-hour strike and protest march as a sign of disagreement with the proposal of Piraeus Bank to buy the state financial institution. At the same time, the decision to select a consultant on the forthcoming series of privatizations scheduled for 2010 is delayed.

The programs are funded entirely by Euro-grants awarded under the National Framework Agreement for Stability and Development (ESPA) and are mostly for seasonal employment.

The new system of payment cheques makes the social securities of au-pairs, gardeners, agricultural workers, childminders and others more cheaper.

While the Turkish ship "Cesme" began its hydrographic survey in the waters near Samothrace, the seismological research vessel “Piri Reis” drew back yesterday in the afternoon. It caused a response by the Greek government as it entered the area determined as Greek shelf.

Family, friends and colleagues buried Sokratis Golias. The Church St. Anargiros, where was held the last burial service of the journalist, was full of people familiar and unfamiliar to the Greek society. All came to say their last farewell to the young man - father of an infant, husband and well-known journalist.

The news of the inglorious fate of another supermarket chain – Aldi, which announced its withdrawal from the Greek market, came days after the failure notification of the commercial chain Fnac.

The Scientific Institute at the Trade Union of Private Eemployees made a shocking forecast for 20% unemployment, or 1 million unemployed, in 2011. Its estimate is based on the new law and regulations under which dismissals in private sector are facilitated and redundancy payments are reduced, when the employer handed a written notice to the employee promptly.