Greek Parliament approves bailout measures

  16 July 2015    Read: 1003
Greek Parliament approves bailout measures
The Greek Parliament has approved a package of bailout measures following a vote by the country`s MPs.
MPs at Greece`s parliament passed a sweeping package of austerity measures demanded by European partners as the price for opening talks on a multi-billion euro bailout package needed to keep the near-bankrupt country in the euro zone.

It was passed with 229 votes in favour in the 300-seat chamber. There were 64 votes against it and six abstentions. Votes against includd including former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and the current Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis, Deputy Labour Minister Dimitris Stratoulis and speaker of parliament Zoe Constantopoulou. Earlier, clashes broke out at an anti-austerity protest outside parliament in Athens.

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