EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström visited the Athens municipality's Citizen's Mutual Help Center and was briefed on its operation by the mayor of Athens Giorgos Kaminis.

Biting, sarcastic, and acerbic comments were leveled by government vice president Evangelos Venizelos against finance minister Yannis Stournaras, fueling the feud between them.

Education minister Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos has sent the dean of the University of Athens, Theodosis Pelegrinis, to the disciplinary board on charges of keeping the university shut through his inaction and his inability to enforce the decisions of the board of rectors.

Greek manufacturing activity inched closer to recovery in November, shrinking at its slowest pace since late 2009, while output rose for the first time in as many years, a survey showed on Monday.