The Greek current account deficit widened in the January-April period, showing a deficit of 4.2 billion euros, up by 891 million euros compared with the same period last year, the Bank of Greece said on Wednesday.

Panos Kammenos, the President of ANEL (Independent Greeks), the junior partner in the coalition government in Greece, alleged major opposition party New Democracy (ND) was inciting attacks against members of his party, adding that a plan to bribe members of ANEL was underway.

The average net monthly pay for part-time work in Greece continues to hover close to the 360-euro mark, which is the regular unemployment benefit doled out to beneficiaries.

Pressure continues to build on the junior partner in the Greek coalition government, the right-wing Independent Greeks' (AN.EL) party, in the wake of a bilateral agreement between Athens and Skopje to resolve the FYROM "name issue" and a subsequent "no confidence" motion that was rejected by a slim majority of Parliament MPs.