On Monday, at a time when the domestic financial system seems to be suffocating and seeking a breath of liquidity, the letter of PASOK MP Odysseus Konstantinopoulos to the Speaker of the House, Zoe Konstantopoulou, came as a shock.

Greece’s proposal to use undercover non-professional tax inspectors in order to fight tax evasion has been ridiculed by the international Press and social media.

Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis let loose yet another ‘bombshell’ at Europe over the weekend, leaving open the possibility of a referendum in Greece if the Eurogroup on Monday rejects the latest plan submitted by the government in Athens.

Fearing considerable time delays as well severe negative impact on investor interest, the new administration’s Production Reconstruction, Environment and Energy Ministry is having second thoughts about revising the existing model for hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation tenders, as initially declared.