Two opinion polls show that the gap between New Democracy, the leading party in Greece's ruling coalition, and main opposition Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) has narrowed to 2 pct and 3.3 pct respectively.

Former Olympiacos Piraeus coach Michel issued a touching farewell, 24 hours after surprisingly being shown the door by the Greek champions.

Greek bank access to European Central Bank (ECB) funding will continue only until end February and provided that the country will still be in a programme, the ECB said in a statement on Thursday.