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Just a few hours before sending its final message to its EU partners, the Radical Left Coalition scrambled on Sunday to come up with a list of proposed changes that would be acceptable by its international creditors on Monday in order to secure an 11th hour deal. Members within the party were angered that the government had caved in to Brussels' pressure in order to avoid insolvency.

During a press conference immediately following Friday’s Eurogroup meeting, Greek FinMin Yanis Varoufakis made the following statements:

- Negotiation aims to reach an agreement, that means being prepared for both mutual compromise but also for possible rifts.

Few Europeans were guilty of assuming that new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras would perform what Greeks call a kolotoumba ("somersault") the instant he assumed duties, meaning to quickly change political positions.

Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis and Bank of Greece (BoG) Gov. Yannis Stournaras on Thursday reacted to Germany’s rejection of a Greek request for a loan agreement extension.

The Deputy PM said that “in case Europeans refuse to aid us, they should be prepared to bear the brunt of their decision”.

Forget ISIS or the war zone in eastern Ukraine, most of Europe's mass media led this week with coverage of the increasingly acrimonious talks between the leftist Greek government and its eurozone creditors.

There are a number of songs inspired by Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis giving him something of a cult status? Infact regardless of your musical tastes there's probably a Varoufakis song for you:

Rebetiko version?"Yanis good-looking kid, Yanis leventis, Yanis showy? Varoufarastoryteller"

Yanis Varoufakis, Greece' feisty and media-savvy Finance Minister, continues to generate heavy-duty media attention not only for his radical and candid positions seeking a much better deal for debt and recession-bombed Greece ? but also, for his fashion choices.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed his optimism on Friday over the outcome of negotiations between the Greek government and the country's international creditors, speaking to his Cabinet on Friday.

During the five-hour meeting, which ended well after midnight, the ministers were briefed on the developments that occurred at the Eurogroup meeting and the EU Summit a day earlier.

In an interview to the influential German magazine Der Spiegel, Greek FinMin Yanis Varoufakis insists on the need for a debt “haircut” and vilifies the EC-ECB-IMF troika, whose behaviour he equates with CIA waterboarding.

FinMin Yanis Varoufakis showed up in yesterday’s Eurogroup wearing a classic Burberry scarf, once more provoking commentary from media and coworkers alike.

Lakis Gavalas, Greece’s foremost fashion designer and expert, stated on Greek morning TV that he is quite certain that Mr. Varoufakis has bought this scarf from Mr. Gavalas’ store.