The release of Alexis Tsipras' book may have set fire to the political debate, bringing back memories of the "first time Left" government, however it is clear that the former prime minister's intentions were not only to present a historical review but, on the contrary, to shape the next day in the center-left space.

Former PM George Papandreou is in Berlin participating in a conference on governance in Europe, at the invitation of the Hertie School of Governance, along with German finance minister Wolfgang Schauble, Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijssenbloem , and former Italian PM Mario Monti.