As expected, Prokopis Pavlopoulos was elected as the seventh President of the third Hellenic Republic replacing outgoing President Karolos Papoulias.

"The letter from Athens is hardly a solution proposal," said the representative of the Finance Minister of Germany Martin Jaeger, while noting that in fact it aimed at a funding “bridge” without fulfilling the requirements of the program.

Police have arrested an Albanian national on charges of multiple homicide, alleging he had committed at least three murders against employers.

The Greek request for a six-month interim agreement, known as the “bridging program” by the Greek side or “extension” by the EU side, has been submitted to the Eurogroup by George Chouliarakis, a member of the Greek economic delegation. Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem noted on his Twitter account that the document has been received.