George Papandreou
Greek Parliament passes multi-bill but coalition sees majority cut further
The omnibus bill containing liberalization measures and other reforms that Greece needed to pass to receive its next bailout tranche squeezed through Parliament at just after midnight on Sunday but the vote led to the governments majority dwindling further.
Greek coalition confident as reform multi-bill goes to Parliament
People line up outside a pharmacy in central Athens that was on duty on Friday. Pharmacists have been on strike for several days and have vowed to continue their action unless the government withdraws a provision for the deregulation of the over-the-counter drug market.
Coalition poised to unveil proposals on party finances, state funding
The government is to draft legislation aimed at creating greater transparency regarding party finances and to reduce the total funding they receive to around 10 million euros a year, sources told Sundays Kathimerini.
To Potami, Olive Tree to present candidates and manifesto
The contest for the May 25 European Parliament elections is due to intensify next week as the center-left Olive Tree alliance and To Potami, the new party led by journalist Stavros Theodorakis, are due to announce their candidate list and manifesto respectively.