The prime minister is no stranger to election campaign strategies, so it's no surprise that during a forum called “Democracy Dare”, his speech was filled with deological references instead of financial news. He laid out the principles of a post recession social contract based on what he called “social liberalism”.

Reuters reports that Antonis Samaras is under growing pressure as polls show the Syriza party steadily gaining ground against the ruling parties ahead of local and EU elections in May.

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Tuesday redirected his plane to the earthquake-stricken island of Cephalonia, where he will spend the night, instead of returning to Athens as planned.