Giorgos Apostolopoulos, the man accused of attempting to bribe the MP Pavlos Haikalis, appeared before the prosecutor on Sunday to testify with regards to the case.

Athens' ATG equity index, which has fallen by more than 20% in 2014 on concerns about a disorderly exit by Greece from its international bailout, rose 1.9% - recovering from a 1.4% fall on Friday.

The Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras has proposed a new plan to end the political deadlock over the election of a new head of state in a televised address.