With impeccable timing, the European Commission has decided that now is an appropriate time to kick off a competition to find a slogan for “European Co-operation Day”.

Here are the five deliciously ironic potential winners:

• “Close. Closer. Together!”

• “Working closer, growing together”

• “Co-operation for better Europe”

• “Co-operation beyond borders”

• “Sharing challenges, developing solutions”

Tell that to the Greeks…