European Parliament to strengthen its role in rescue programs

President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz said on Thursday that he asked the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament “to prepare a specific plan for strengthening the role of the European Parliament in monitoring the rescue programs in Greece and other countries, as requested by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.”

The request was discussed at a meeting of the European Parliament Conference of Presidents, comprising by the President of the EU Parliament and the leaders of political groups.

According to the announcement, the role of the European Parliament will focus on strengthening the democratic monitoring of the programs.