Greece has by far the greatest problems, but has, during the last year and a half, responded to its obligations better than expected to the second support program, is the message conveyed by German finance minister Wolfgang Schauble in an article penned for daily Süddeutsche Zeitung.

Three polls published over the weekend give different views of public opinion with two showing a slight lead for governing New Democracy (ND) party, and the third showing a lead by main opposition SYRIZA, while Golden Dawn (GD) remains in third place.

A series of hangouts in the leftist dominated Exarchia neighborhood of Athens were in reality entrapment venues set up by intelligence agency EYP and the counter-terrorism squad of Greek police ELAS.