Departed Eurogroup head and candidate for European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker did not dismiss the possibility of a new condition for Greek debt, as reported in Germany's Stuttgarter Zeitung interview.

Eurogroup approved the 8.3 billion euro bailout aid tranche for Greece, sending the Athens Stock Exchange to near a three-year high and trimming the 10-year bond yield to 6.19 per cent

At the end of the rally organized by workers unions and SYRIZA MPs, minor rioting erupted in downtown Athens, with some protesters trying to push the police forces towards parliament.