"Grexit is not an option," European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said during his speech at the University of Leuven in Belgium adding that this would cause important dangers in Europe.

The government is waiting for the name of a minister said to have siphoned 80,000 euros out of Greece to an account in Luxembourg in March.

The average primary monthly pension in Greece stands at 664.69 euros before taxes, whereas the average supplementary pension is 168.40 euros a month, the leftist government announced on Monday.