The leader of the main leftwing opposition SYRIZA, Alexis Tsipras, is set to meet with the ambassadors representing all 27 European Union members.

Eurozone finance ministers are considering allowing Athens to buy back up to 40 billion euros of its own bonds.

Greek workers stormed a meeting of Greek and German officials in the northern city of Thessaloniki.

Government sources on Monday refuted reports that the country’s troika of foreign lenders had called for an additional 22,000 layoffs in the public sector.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met his coalition partners on Monday for talks that reportedly focused on an anticipated reshuffle.

Tourism Minister Olga Kefaloyianni presented a new strategy plan for 2013.

EU, ECB and IMF thrash out bailout deal with Nicosia

Thousands marked the anniversary of a bloodily-suppressed student uprising against Greece’s military dictatorship in 1973.

Golden Dawn party in Agrinio, Western Greece, on Sunday evening ended with riot squads being dispatched.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras attempted to lift the mood this week by insisting that economic recovery would be visible next year.