The exacerbation of political violence in Greece, is not linked to the memorandum being applied to the country, maintains Berlin, going against those that say the rise of extremism is due to the repercussions of applying harsh austerity programs.

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras is in Austin, Texas on Monday November 4, to participate as a guest speaker in a two-day conference being held by the LBJ School of Public Affairs of The University of Texas at Austin, on the subject of "Can the Eurozone be saved".

Greece and Albania are experiencing a renewed push in their relations, Greek President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias said on Monday, after meeting with Albania's President Bujar Nishani, in Tirana.

The European Parliament's initiative to enforce oversight over the troika, fist in the finance committee and then the plenum to offer explanations on the Greek program, was relayed by parliament president Martin Schulz to government vice president Evangelos Venizelos.