Greek government-debt crisis

Former Prime Minister George Papandreou threatened legal action on Tuesday against anyone reproducing an extract from a soon-to-be published book by Herve Falciani, the former HSBC employee who leaked the details of thousands of depositors to authorities, including the Greeks included on the so-called Lagarde list.

Germany?s finance minister took a tough line against Greece over its bailout on Tuesday, tempering market hopes that a deal between Athens and its European creditors was in the works.

Talks with Greece over its debt crisis should take place within the framework of its existing economic bailout program, the EUs economic and financial affairs commissioner Pierre Moscovici said Tuesday.

Eurogroup chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem on Tuesday extended an olive branch to Athens a day ahead of a crucial meeting to discuss the stand-off over Greeces bailout, saying he was "extremely willing" to work for a solution.

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Tuesday rejected speculation that the European Commission will propose giving Greece six months to negotiate a new deal with its creditors, according to Bloomberg.

The Greek government is heading into a tough financial negotiation with European Union partners with overhelming support at home for its positions, a poll showed on Tuesday.

An ALCO survey of 821 people across Greece found 75 percent support for the government's negotiating stance and 67 percent for its overall policies as laid out this week in parliament.

 Prokopis Pavlopoulos nominated as candidate for president

Greece is going ahead with reform measures flouting its bailout obligations, with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Tuesday calling for parliament to vote on a series of social reform bills at the end of the week.

Prokopis Pavlopoulos, a centre-right moderate, will be the government's candidate for president, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said.

Speaking to SYRIZA's parliamentary group on Tuesday, Tsipras said the decision to nominate the former conservative Interior Minister reflected the need for political and social consensus.

The European Union is aiming to clinch an interim debt deal with Greece at a meeting of eurozone finance ministers on Monday, with "low expectations" for a breakthrough at meetings of ministers and EU leaders this week.

Greek bonds and stocks rebounded on Tuesday ahead of an emergency meeting of eurozone finance ministers that some hope could be the first step to finding an agreement to ease the standoff between Greece and its lenders.