Rapid developments are afoot as emerged from attacks of the government against Yannis Stournaras as on Wednesday night there was a resounding intervention from the ECB via the Bloomberg agency.

Greece’s economy went back into recession in the first quarter as a standoff with its international creditors renewed doubts about its place in the euro area.

Journalists were waiting for Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis outside the ministry on Wednesday morning but it was a cleaning lady who managed to elicit a newsworthy statement.

Αλήθεια ή επικοινωνιακός ελιγμός; Το δεδομένο είναι ότι ο Γιάννης Αλαφούζος υποστήριξε ότι «το ότι το εξετάζουμε σοβαρά δεν σημαίνει, ούτε ότι το αποφασίσαμε, ούτε οτι το απορρίψαμε».