I think it was last month that my son told me the bookmakers were no longer taking bets on if Greece would leave the EuroZone.
Trying to stay on top of what is happening with Greece is almost impossible, the twists, the turns, week after week after week. Whatever you read seems to be somewhat contradicted elsewhere. I was talking with my son in Greece earlier today. Just as the height of Greece's tourism season is about to hit, all is in chaos. My son said for the past week it is all anyone talks about. Will Greece even be able to pay salaries and pensions come July? Will the banks soon be closed? Will the strikes all over Greece start again just as all the tourists start coming in? Will anyone be able to get health care? Will there be a snap election called again? Will the Syriza Party hold? And on and on.
If you follow the coverage in the Guardian, you would have seen the photos of the Prime Minister and the Finance minister, in Parliament on Friday, both overcome with frustration.
Alexis Tsipras strikes a defiant note as he addresses the Greek parliament on Friday.
Tsipras says the Greek government cannot in any way agree to 'absurd' proposals that continue austerity, and asks Europe not to humiliate Greece. Tsipras was presented with a tough cash-for-reforms deal on Wednesday, including tax hikes, privatisations and pension reform, which sparked outrage from Syriza.
And outside of the G7 meeting today in Germany, the European commission president has accused Prime Minister Alex Tsipras of lying to the Greek parliament.
Jean-Claude Juncker accuses Alexis Tsipras of lying over bailout talks......
European commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has made a blistering attack on Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, accusing him of undermining negotiations over new terms for a bailout and of effectively lying to the Greek parliament. Athens has been trying to secure an agreement from Europe and the International Monetary Fund for months over access to more than €7bn (£5m) in bailout funds. Greece’s creditors have put strict conditions on any deal, that the Greek government has so far refused to accept. But with Greece running out of money, and needing to secure funds by the end of June if it is to avoid defaulting on its debts, tensions are high.