Greece may soon be forced to resort to elections once again, Minister of State Alekos Flambouraris said, in an interview with the newspaper "Epochi".

Negotiations between Greek authorities and the institutions representing its creditors on a new program for Greece will begin on Tuesday at a technical level, rather than on Monday as originally announced, a senior foreign ministry source said late on Saturday.

The European Central Bank (ECB) did not accept the request of the Bank of Greece and the Capital Market Commission for the reopening of the Athens stock exchange without restrictions for Greek investors, who will not be able to use existing deposit accounts for the purchase of shares.