The troika will not be back to Athens before the 27 January Eurogroup meeting, with finance ministry officials stating their wish to travel to travel along in order to conclude an agreement, which has been in the pipeline for over six months.

Dimitris Christopoulos, a university professor and prominent member of the Hellenic League of Human Rights, said at the French News Agency (AFP) the challenge prosecutors face is establishing "a link between suspected acts and actual charges".

Greek Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Evangelos Venizelos will be meeting with the US Secretary of State, John Kerry Friday January 17, in Washington,

Hans Joachim Fuchtel, the man charged to bring close links in local governance betwen Greece and Germany has irked the mayor of Thessaloniki who accuses him of being just a bon viveur.