President Jeroen Dijsselbloem did not hide his displeasure and qualified the Greek government’s decision to call a referendum as ‘sad’.

The move is supported by SYRIZA, the Independent Greeks and Golden Dawn

According to the columnist Paschos Mandravelis, the referendum decision was taken hastily, the case for it has not been properly made, and its deadline is outrageously tight.

People started queuing at ATMs from midnight, a great deal of cash points are already empty

Immediately after the meeting, ministers set the pitch of the cabinet’s campaign in favour of rejecting the agreement. None of them however bothered to make clear whether the real question is "for or against staying in the Eurozone".