The agreement in its entity will not be recessionary, Alternate Foreign Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said in statements to state broadcaster ERT.

"Either they do not want an agreement or they serve specific interests in Greece", Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said to his colleagues, shortly before departing for Brussels, referring to the insistence of certain institutions not to accept equivalent measures.

Renowned journalist Elias Frontistis has died after a battle that lasted from Friday to early evening Tuesday.

Crete is one of Greece’s largest winemaking regions. The winemakers of Crete (Wines of Crete), organize two master classes that include a tasting and panel discussion of its food-friendly, versatile indigenous grape varietals.