Meanwhile, the Greek electricity company DEI had cut off the power supply to the tax service that is investigating the most wealthy Greek citizens and companies.

А total of 368 illegal immigrants have been rescued off the island of Lesbos over the past 24 hours.

Tensions between Athens and Washington in connection with the possible release of 17 November’s terrorist Savvas Xiros from prison have escalated due to an act that many commentators describe as "aggressive diplomacy".

In an attempt to raise 12 billion euro the government of Alexis Tsipras has adopted a legal act on the transfer of municipal funds to the Bank of Greece, thus provoking a storm of reactions among the mayors of various cities in the country.

An analysis by Brookings Institution attempts to answer these questions, aiming to combine all the present and future data.

The US Ambassador said that the release of terrorist Savvas Xiros of 17 November would be accepted as an "unfriendly act" on the part of Greece. The gesture of the British Ambassador to place a wreath at the plaque of military attaché Stephen Saunders who was murdered by the group was unambiguous as well.

The rescue operation is still underway and according to the first reports, there were about 200 immigrants on the boat. The local site rodiaki.gr reports that it has been transporting at least 90 immigrants and hit the rocks about 50 metres away from the shore.