While Greece was gripped by the “will he-won't he” thriller of Mr Theocharis' resignation, in Brussels there was disappointment and frustration by this development, causing “deep concern.”

June is a month heralding a bevy of privatizations and concurrent investments, from which the government expects a lot to bolster the ailing economy.

Alexis Tsipras will not be attending the first of the Commission presidential debates scheduled for April 28 at Maastricht University, but will be present in the second one in May.