Greece will be "paralyzed" on Thursday because of the strike called by all trade unions involved in the 24-hour general strike that was declared by the general public sector confederation GSEE and civil servants union ADEDY.

Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem expressed his satisfaction with the commitment of Greek authorities to implement the necessary reforms within the week, during a press conference after the Eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Monday

EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos on Monday referred to the significant progress made on the refugees issue at the extraordinary Justice and Home Affairs Council, held in Brussels