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Greek Parliament ratifies Prespa Agreement

The Greek Parliament this afternoon ratified the Prespa Agreement which was signed by Macedonia and Greece, with 153 MPs’ voting to end the name dispute which has lasted nearly three decades. All 300 MPs were asked the question of whether they are "for", or "against", or would “abstain" concerning the ratification of the Prespa Agreement. Of all the MPs, 153 were...

Greek Parliament votes for a second package of austerity measures; New blow to Syriza and Tsipras

The new priority measures for Greece have the adopted, however Alexis Tsipras did not get the support for his demands for a broader support of his party Syriza. In the marathon parliamentary discussion which finished with a vote at four in the morning, the measures were supported by 230 of 298 of the present MP’s; 63 voted against and...

Tsipras: The agreement is hard, but the worst case scenario for Greece was avoided

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras returns to Greece with a commitment the Greek Parliament to vote on the whole list conditions and priority actions agreed at the 17 hours of negotiations on a new Greek assistance in Brussels until Wednesday. Plan B for Greece’s exclusion from the Eurozone is avoided, but for Greece to proceed to negotiations and the payment...