Greece

A draft omnibus bill containing all the measures needed to conclude the fourth and final review of Greece's financial adjustment programme will be tabled in the Greek parliament this Friday. According to the government's plan, the plenary vote on the...

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,...

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 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...

Weekly Greek newspaper, Proto Thema, revealed that article 178 of the omnibus bill passed through in Greek Parliament on May 22 permits government ministers to own their own off-shore companies provided their headquarters are based in countries that Greece...

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...

A draft bill on the recapitalization of Greek banks will be voted on by Sunday so that the actual process can start on Monday, government Vice-President Yannis Dragasakis said in a statement on Thursday. The bill was tabled in Greek...

Main opposition leader Vangelis Meimarakis reiterated on Thursday his party’s intention to vote against the omnibus bill on prior actions which is being discussed at the parliament’s plenum. “We will not accept as main opposition all those measures we managed...

The Greek Parliament voted on Friday morning the omnibus bill that could provide Greece with a three-year bailout program worth about 85 billion euros as 222 MPs voted in favor, 64 voted against and 11 voted "present." Greek MPs argued all night...

The Greek Parliament's Conference of Speakers decided to open the Parliament to discuss and vote the draft omnibus bill with the agreement reached between Greece and international creditors. It was the first time the Conference of Speakers convened publicly and the session...

The Greek government passed the second omnibus bill required for the negotiations on the third bailout package, but the rift within SYRIZA remains as 36 MPs voted against. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has tried to minimize losses from his own...

Greek lawmakers are called to vote the second set of required reforms on Wednesday, while several MPs of the ruling SYRIZA party openly express their disapproval. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tried to rally his party on Tuesday stressing that the...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has pushed further the bills on farmers taxation and pension legislation in order to avoid more friction with dissidents within his party. The two bills that would go for vote in Wednesday's plenary have been...

The government's draft omnibus bill, signed by 13 ministers and two alternate ministers, was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday evening with the purpose of being voted on by August 8. The bill calls for the inactivation of a taxpayer's tax...

PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos - without naming him - blistered former Socialist leader and previous premier George Papandreou for voting against a key article in a reform bill that passed Parliament, but didn't oust him or another veteran MP,...