A day before the EU Summit, Athens, turns its attention to Rome, focusing on the dinner Mario Draghi has invited the Greek PM to on Wednesday night. Government sources describe the Italian prime minister's table with his Greek counterpart as a one-on-one meeting that will help build closer relations.

Real economic convergence is important for the cohesion of a monetary union, the outgoing President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Mario Draghi said on Tuesday evening, speaking in Athens.

Undoubtedly, the spotlight was cast on the Eurogroup's latest qualms over releasing the sub-tranche and the formal completion of the third evaluation, but the essence is reflected in the outbuster of Greek minister Tsakalotos and in the frantic confrontation with Mario Draghi.