Greek lawmakers leave the hall after the second of three rounds of a presidential vote at the Greek parliament in Athens December 23, 2014. Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras failed to capture the support needed to elect a new president in a second round of voting on Tuesday and now needs another 12 votes in the final round next week to avert a snap general election. Samaras' nominee, Stavros Dimas, the only candidate in the race, had not been expected to win the second round and the score of 168 votes was broadly in line with expectations. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras (R) and lawmakers of the government applaud after the second of three rounds of a presidential vote at the Greek parliament in Athens December 23, 2014. Samaras failed to capture the support needed to elect a new president in a second round of voting on Tuesday and now needs another 12 votes in the final round next week to avert a snap general election. Samaras' nominee, Stavros Dimas, the only candidate in the race, had not been expected to win the second round and the score of 168 votes was broadly in line with expectations. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

Greek government spokeswoman Sofia Voultepsi speaks to Prime Minister Antonis Samaras during the second of three rounds of a presidential vote at the Greek parliament in Athens December 23, 2014. Samaras failed to capture the support needed to elect a new president in a second round of voting on Tuesday and now needs another 12 votes in the final round next week to avert a snap general election. Samaras' nominee, Stavros Dimas, the only candidate in the race, had not been expected to win the second round and the score of 168 votes was broadly in line with expectations. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras smiles during the second of three rounds of a presidential vote at the Greek parliament in Athens December 23, 2014. Samaras failed to capture the support needed to elect a new president in a second round of voting on Tuesday and now needs another 12 votes in the final round next week to avert a snap general election. Samaras' nominee, Stavros Dimas, the only candidate in the race, had not been expected to win the second round and the score of 168 votes was broadly in line with expectations. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

Alexis Tsipras, opposition leader and head of radical leftist Syriza party, arrives for the second of three rounds of a presidential vote at the Greek parliament in Athens December 23, 2014. Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras failed to capture the support needed to elect a new president in a second round of voting on Tuesday and now needs another 12 votes in the final round next week to avert a snap general election. Samaras' nominee, Stavros Dimas, the only candidate in the race, had not been expected to win the second round and the score of 168 votes was broadly in line with expectations. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

Alexis Tsipras, opposition leader and head of radical leftist Syriza party, looks on during the second of three rounds of a presidential vote at the Greek parliament in Athens December 23, 2014. Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras failed to capture the support needed to elect a new president in a second round of voting on Tuesday and now needs another 12 votes in the final round next week to avert a snap general election. Samaras' nominee, Stavros Dimas, the only candidate in the race, had not been expected to win the second round and the score of 168 votes was broadly in line with expectations. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras looks on during the second of three rounds of a presidential vote at the Greek parliament in Athens December 23, 2014. Samaras failed to capture the support needed to elect a new president in a second round of voting on Tuesday and now needs another 12 votes in the final round next week to avert a snap general election. Samaras' nominee, Stavros Dimas, the only candidate in the race, had not been expected to win the second round and the score of 168 votes was broadly in line with expectations. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras reacts during the second of three rounds of a presidential vote at the Greek parliament in Athens December 23, 2014. Samaras failed to capture the support needed to elect a new president in a second round of voting on Tuesday and now needs another 12 votes in the final round next week to avert a snap general election. Samaras' nominee, Stavros Dimas, the only candidate in the race, had not been expected to win the second round and the score of 168 votes was broadly in line with expectations. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras votes during the second of three rounds of a presidential vote at the Greek parliament in Athens December 23, 2014. Samaras failed to capture the support needed to elect a new president in a second round of voting on Tuesday and now needs another 12 votes in the final round next week to avert a snap general election. Samaras' nominee, Stavros Dimas, the only candidate in the race, had not been expected to win the second round and the score of 168 votes was broadly in line with expectations. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras reacts during the second of three rounds of a presidential vote at the Greek parliament in Athens December 23, 2014. Samaras failed to capture the support needed to elect a new president in a second round of voting on Tuesday and now needs another 12 votes in the final round next week to avert a snap general election. Samaras' nominee, Stavros Dimas, the only candidate in the race, had not been expected to win the second round and the score of 168 votes was broadly in line with expectations. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

Alexis Tsipras, opposition leader and head of radical leftist Syriza party, looks on during the second of three rounds of a presidential vote at the Greek parliament in Athens in Athens December 23, 2014. Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras failed to capture the support needed to elect a new president in a second round of voting on Tuesday and now needs another 12 votes in the final round next week to avert a snap general election. Samaras' nominee, Stavros Dimas, the only candidate in the race, had not been expected to win the second round and the score of 168 votes was broadly in line with expectations. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

Alexis Tsipras, opposition leader and head of radical leftist Syriza party, smiles during the second of three rounds of a presidential vote at the Greek parliament in Athens in Athens December 23, 2014. Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras failed to capture the support needed to elect a new president in a second round of voting on Tuesday and now needs another 12 votes in the final round next week to avert a snap general election. Samaras' nominee, Stavros Dimas, the only candidate in the race, had not been expected to win the second round and the score of 168 votes was broadly in line with expectations. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

Former European Union environment commissioner Stavros Dimas speaks during a news conference at the ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens May 17, 2012. Dimas has been chosen as the Greek government's candidate for president, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras announced on December 9, 2014. Picture taken May 17, 2012. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/Files (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS PROFILE) 

Greece's Foreign Secretary Stavros Dimas attends a NATO-Russia meeting during a NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels April 19, 2012. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS) 

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) and Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas address reporters during a news conference in Athens February 16, 2012. REUTERS/John Kolesidis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) 

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) and Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas address reporters during a news conference in Athens February 16, 2012. REUTERS/John Kolesidis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) 

Greece's Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas (L) escorts NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (front R) to his office in Athens February 16, 2012. REUTERS/John Kolesidis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) 

Greece's Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas (R) shakes hands with his Bulgarian counterpart Nikolai Mladenov before their meeting in Athens January 18, 2012. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS) 

Greece's Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas (R) escorts his Bulgarian counterpart Nikolai Mladenov to their meeting in Athens January 18, 2012. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS) 

Greece's Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas (L) talks to his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle during their meeting in Athens January 15, 2012. Negotiations between Greece and creditor banks on a deal aimed at cutting the country's towering debt pile are tough but will yield positive results, Westerwelle said during a visit to Athens on Sunday. REUTERS/Panayiotis Tzamaros (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) smiles next to Greece's Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas during a news conference in Athens January 15, 2012. Negotiations between Greece and creditor banks on a deal aimed at cutting the country's towering debt pile are tough but will yield positive results, Westerwelle said during a visit to Athens on Sunday. REUTERS/Panayiotis Tzamaros (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) addresses reporters next to Greece's Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas during a news conference in Athens January 15, 2012. Negotiations between Greece and creditor banks on a deal aimed at cutting the country's towering debt pile are tough but will yield positive results, Germany's foreign minister said during a visit to Athens on Sunday. REUTERS/Panayiotis Tzamaros (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Greece's Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas (L) escorts his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle in Athens January 15, 2012. Negotiations between Greece and creditor banks on a deal aimed at cutting the country's towering debt pile are tough but will yield positive results, Westerwelle said during a visit to Athens on Sunday. REUTERS/Panayiotis Tzamaros (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Greece's Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas (L) shakes hands with his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle in Athens January 15, 2012. Negotiations between Greece and creditor banks on a deal aimed at cutting the country's towering debt pile are tough but will yield positive results, Westerwelle said during a visit to Athens on Sunday. REUTERS/Panayiotis Tzamaros (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak (L) gestures during his meeting with Greece's Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas in Athens January 11, 2012. REUTERS/John Kolesidis(GREECE - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) 

Greece's Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas (front L) shakes hands with Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak during their meeting in Athens January 11, 2012. REUTERS/John Kolesidis(GREECE - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) 

Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (L) shakes hands with his Greek counterpart Stavros Dimas during a business forum in Athens January 11, 2012. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) 

Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan addresses the audience during a joint news briefing with his Greek counterpart Stavros Dimas in Athens January 11, 2012. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) 

Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan addresses the audience during a joint news briefing with his Greek counterpart Stavros Dimas in Athens January 11, 2012. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) 

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (front L) and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton chat as they pose with France's Foreign Minister Alain Juppe (2nd row, L), Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (2nd row, C) and Greece's Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas (2nd row, R) during a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels December 7, 2011. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) 

(L-R) Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, Greece's Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pose for a group photo during a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels December 7, 2011. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) 

(L-R) Belgium's Foreign Minister Didier Reynders and his Greek counterpart Stavros Dimas listen to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as they pose for a group photo during a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels December 7, 2011. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) 

(L-R) Greece's Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas, Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listen to Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as they pose for a group photo during a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels December 7, 2011. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) 

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (bottom) laughs as she poses for a group photo with Portugal's Foreign Minister Paulo Portas (top) and Greece's Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas during a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels December 7, 2011. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Greece's Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas (L) listens to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as they pose for a group photo during a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels December 7, 2011. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) 

Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas addresses a news conference after talks with his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle in Berlin November 29, 2011. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS) 

Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas addresses a news conference after talks with his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle in Berlin November 29, 2011. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS) 

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (R) hugs his Greek counterpart Stavros Dimas after a news conference in Berlin November 29, 2011. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS) 

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (R) and his Greek counterpart Stavros Dimas address a news conference in Berlin November 29, 2011. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS) 

Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon (R) speaks with Greece's Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas in Athens November 23, 2011. REUTERS/John Kolesidis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon (L) shakes hands with Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas in Athens November 23, 2011. REUTERS/John Kolesidis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

European Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas briefs the media on the "The Kyoto Progress Report" at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, November 12, 2009. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM POLITICS ENVIRONMENT) 

European Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas briefs the media on the "The Kyoto Progress Report" at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, November 12, 2009. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM POLITICS ENVIRONMENT) 

European Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas briefs the media on the "The Kyoto Progress Report" at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, November 12, 2009. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM POLITICS ENVIRONMENT) 

European Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas briefs the media on the "The Kyoto Progress Report" at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, November 12, 2009. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM POLITICS ENVIRONMENT) 

EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas speaks at a news conference on the climate at the Europan Commission headquarters in Brussels September 10, 2009. Europe could pay poor countries up to 15 billion euros ($22 billion) a year by 2020 to persuade them to help battle climate change, the European Union's executive arm said on Thursday. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM ENVIRONMENT POLITICS BUSINESS HEADSHOT) 

EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas speaks at a news conference on the climate at the Europan Commission headquarters in Brussels September 10, 2009. Europe could pay poor countries up to 15 billion euros ($22 billion) a year by 2020 to persuade them to help battle climate change, the European Union's executive arm said on Thursday. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM ENVIRONMENT POLITICS) 

EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas speaks at a news conference on the climate at the Europan Commission headquarters in Brussels September 10, 2009. Europe could pay poor countries up to 15 billion euros ($22 billion) a year by 2020 to persuade them to help battle climate change, the European Union's executive arm said on Thursday. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM ENVIRONMENT POLITICS BUSINESS) 

EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas speaks at a news conference on the climate at the Europan Commission headquarters in Brussels September 10, 2009. Europe could pay poor countries up to 15 billion euros ($22 billion) a year by 2020 to persuade them to help battle climate change, the European Union's executive arm said on Thursday. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM) 

EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas speaks at a news conference on the climate at the Europan Commission headquarters in Brussels September 10, 2009. Europe could pay poor countries up to 15 billion euros ($22 billion) a year by 2020 to persuade them to help battle climate change, the European Union's executive arm said on Thursday. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM ENVIRONMENT POLITICS) 

EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas speaks at a news conference on the climate at the Europan Commission headquarters in Brussels September 10, 2009. Europe could pay poor countries up to 15 billion euros ($22 billion) a year by 2020 to persuade them to help battle climate change, the European Union's executive arm said on Thursday. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM ENVIRONMENT POLITICS BUSINESS) 

European Commissioner for Environment Stavros Dimas addresses a news conference on EU climate and energy policy at the EC headquarters in Brussels May 29, 2009. The European Union is trying to pull together the fragmented energy policies of its 27 member states into a single, unified strategy. Its main aims are to reduce the risk of sudden energy shortages, to open energy markets to more competition and to curb emissions of gases that cause global warming. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM POLITICS BUSINESS) 

European Commissioner for Environment Stavros Dimas addresses a news conference on EU climate and energy policy at the EC headquarters in Brussels May 29, 2009. The European Union is trying to pull together the fragmented energy policies of its 27 member states into a single, unified strategy. Its main aims are to reduce the risk of sudden energy shortages, to open energy markets to more competition and to curb emissions of gases that cause global warming. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM POLITICS BUSINESS) 

European Commissioner for Environment Stavros Dimas addresses a news conference on EU climate and energy policy at the EC headquarters in Brussels May 29, 2009. The European Union is trying to pull together the fragmented energy policies of its 27 member states into a single, unified strategy. Its main aims are to reduce the risk of sudden energy shortages, to open energy markets to more competition and to curb emissions of gases that cause global warming. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM POLITICS BUSINESS HEADSHOT) 

European Commissioner for Environment Stavros Dimas gives a news conference at the EC Headquarters in Brussels April 1, 2009. The European Union's executive arm welcomed on Wednesday a new U.S. plan on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, saying the proposal would facilitate a global deal late this year on fighting climate change. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM POLITICS ENVIRONMENT) 

European Commissioner for Environment Stavros Dimas gives a news conference at the EC Headquarters in Brussels April 1, 2009. The European Union's executive arm welcomed on Wednesday a new U.S. plan on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, saying the proposal would facilitate a global deal late this year on fighting climate change. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM POLITICS ENVIRONMENT) 

European Commissioner for Environment Stavros Dimas gives a news conference at the EC Headquarters in Brussels April 1, 2009. The European Union's executive arm welcomed on Wednesday a new U.S. plan on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, saying the proposal would facilitate a global deal late this year on fighting climate change. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM POLITICS ENVIRONMENT) 

European Commissioner for Environment Stavros Dimas gives a news conference at the EC Headquarters in Brussels April 1, 2009. The European Union's executive arm welcomed on Wednesday a new U.S. plan on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, saying the proposal would facilitate a global deal late this year on fighting climate change. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM POLITICS ENVIRONMENT) 

European Commissioner for Environment Stavros Dimas gives a news conference at the EC Headquarters in Brussels April 1, 2009. The European Union's executive arm welcomed on Wednesday a new U.S. plan on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, saying the proposal would facilitate a global deal late this year on fighting climate change. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM POLITICS ENVIRONMENT) 

Sweden's Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren (L), Czech Republic's Deputy Prime Minister and Environment Minister Martin Bursik (C) and European Union Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas address a news conference after meeting their counterparts from the Obama administration in Washington March 17, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)