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Athens Protest Against Multi-bill Turns to Rioting

Rioting between anti-establishment protesters and the Greek police occurred outside the Greek parliament house on Monday evening, at the end of the march against the government's omnibus bill. Some protesters from the tail of the march threw Molotov cocktails, paint,...

Greeks Face Renewed Strikes as Reform Vote Approaches

    Greeks in the capital and elsewhere will face more transport disruption next week as labor unions called further industrial action for Monday. Timed to coincide with a parliamentary vote on a range of reforms required for Greece's bailout review, this...

Greek Lawmakers To Fast-Track Raft of Reforms

Greek lawmakers are to fast-track an enormous bill needed for the country to complete a third review of its  bailout program. The 400-article, 1,326-page bill includes several thorny issues that opposition parties are likely to vote against. It will be introduced...

Greece to Table Bill Aiming to Complete Third Review by Jan. 22

The omnibus bill containing the prior actions required to compete Greece's third program review, will be tabled in parliament next week and will likely be debated in a fast-track procedure, a parliamentary source said on Wednesday. According to the source,...

Omnibus Bill Tabled in Greece's Parliament Late Saturday

The omnibus bill on the changes in pensions, measures for the fiscal target and reforms along with measures for the social support and labour changes, the mid-term fiscal strategy framework for 2018-2021 and other provision was tabled in parliament...

Greek FinMin-ESM Chief Discuss Future Measures for Greece in Luxembourg Meeting

Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos met with European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Chief Klaus Regling in Luxembourg on Wednesday. The meeting, which focused on short-term and long-term measures for Greece, took place in a cordial climate. Tsakalotos briefed Regling on the bill that...

Greek MPs Vote in Favor of Omnibus Bill on Privatizations

Greek Lawmakers voted in favor of the omnibus bill of prior actions on Tuesday that were passed by relevant parliamentary committees the day earlier. After a heated debate, 293 MPs voted on the law with 152 in favor and 141 against the omnibus...

New Omnibus Bill With Super-Privatization Fund in Exchange for 2.8-Bln Euro Tranche

The omnibus bill tabled in Greek Parliament on Friday includes pre-requisite measures for the completion of the first review and instalment of the 2.8 billion euros benchmarked for Greece. Included in the plans, are a second list of state-run utilities and...

Greek Government Plans to Bring Forth Omnibus Bill of Landmark Issues This Week

The Greek government plans to bring forward an omnibus bill including all landmark issues - needing a legislative action - pending from the first review of the Greek bailout program, a top Finance ministry official told the Athens News...

Greek Parliament Approves Omnibus Bill of Prior Actions

The Greek Parliament passed with 153 votes of the ruling SYRIZA-ANEL coalition the omnibus bill of the second package of prior actions required by the bailout program. The vote was conducted by roll-call, as requested by New Democracy. One SYRIZA...