A veteran EU diplomat in Athens said the Troika is so determined to extract money that it has turned a blind eye to some of the dubious deals tailored to the interests of powerful oligarchs. "The sales are a stitch-up, all going to the same small circle. We know exactly who the biggest smuggler of shipping fuel is, and why nothing has been done. He was very close to the previous government. Syriza are not part of this system and don't have 'checks to pay back'," he said.