Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis called negotiations with "institutions” “debilitating" in a message, at a meeting to show solidarity to the Greek government and the Greek people held Tuesday in Melbourne.

Minister of State Nikos Pappas called the government legislative act for forced concession of available funds from municipalities and regions “voluntary lending.”

All passenger ferries will remain docked across Greece on Friday, May 1, as the Pan-Hellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) will go on a 24-hour strike to mark May Day.

Προγραμματισμένη συνάντηση με τον Αμερικανό πρέσβη Ντέιβιντ Πιρς είχε σήμερα το πρωί ο υπουργός Επικρατείας, Νίκος Παππάς, σύμφωνα με πηγές του Μεγάρου Μαξίμου.