"I do not want to criticize the Prime Minister, because these are sensitive moments and I do not want to create problems," Konstantinos Mitsotakis said in an interview with Cyprus broadcaster RIK .

Tensions ran high today in downtown Athens, as school teachers protesting proposed layoffs, in a surprise move stormed the personal offices of government reform minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The office is housed on the fifth floor of an apartment building on 8 Efroniou Street, and the demonstrating teachers have actually taken over the building.

The agreement between the Troika and Greece foresee public sector layoffs, mobility, and new assessment procedures in place starting in September.