Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has accused United Nations Special Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide of behaving and speaking more like a spokesperson for Turkey, rather than a neutral mediator.

Kotzias made the remarks in response to commentary by Eide to the media regarding the recent failed Cyprus talks in Switzerland.

The Union of Judges and Prosecutors, in a harsh announcement issued on Sunday, accused the government of "systematically attempting the complete subjugation and manipulation of justice, so that it operates not as an independent power but as a government mechanism."

The book authored by former Finance Minister Yianis Varoufakis titled “Adults in the Room”, has sparked a political firestorm in Greece.

Greek police have filed a criminal case against a 39-year-old priest for sexual harassment towards a minor.