Guards working in museums and archaeological sites announced on Tuesday they are temporarily suspending their announced strike due to start on December 30 after receiving assurances by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras who pledged 200 new positions for guards through the hiring system known as Supreme Council for Civil Personnel Selection (ASEP).

The appeals of eight Turkish officers against their extradition to Turkey after they flew to Greece in a military helicopter a day after the failed coup will be discussed at the criminal section of the Supreme Court on January 10, 11 and 13, it was announced on Tuesday.

A letter by finance minister Euclid Tsakalotos to creditors has raised a flurry of protests and parliamentary quirps as opposition MPs accused the minister he was hiding the letter from the public.

Despite assurances from the Tsipras government that there will not be any snap elections, results from a public opinion poll suggests that the majority of Greeks are not convinced and believe otherwise.