The government will distribute a total of 1.4 billion euros in one-off welfare benefits. more than double that paid out last year (600 million euros), which was made possible by the economy’s outperformance, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a televised address on Monday night.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras invited the Arab world to take advantage of the important investment opportunities currently offered by Greece, addressing the 2nd Euro-Arab Summit taking place on Thursday and Friday at the Athens Concert Hall.

The choice of Prime Minister Tsipras to cancel his meeting with the Turkish Deputy Prime Minister who is officially visiting Greece has raised eyebrows and caused concerns.