The Greek side's aim is to reach an agreement with the troika before the Eurogroup meeting on March 10.

In a move certain to be disliked by EU parliament candidates, PM Antonis Samaras has called for incompatibility between the position of parliament member and candidate for the elections.

It took four years of recession for Greek inflation to get with the program of dropping wages, but it's finally here. According to Eurostat figures, deflation in January was at 1.4%.