Reports that the head of a supervisory board for Greece's new privatisation agency has already been chosen or that the members nominated by the Greek side were rejected "do not reflect reality," sources within the Greek finance ministry said on Tuesday.

Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to resign if he cannot respond to his responsibilities.

Europe must not be trapped in a state of inertia but instead respond to the needs of its citizens by tackling first the economic crisis with policies boosting growth and employment, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told the European Council President Donald Tusk in a call on Tuesday.

Three people are dead in Messinia and a person is missing in Thessaloniki, is so far the toll of the severe weather disaster affecting the country and according to forecasts will continue.