Tom DeLay

The first meetings of the monitoring committee of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) programs in Greece scheduled for next week have been postponed as a result of the referendum in Greece for July 5.

Transport Minister Ioan Rus convened the leadership of TAROM national airline and the representatives of its trade union at the headquarters of the ministry on Tuesday with a view to unblocking the situation that led to the delay or cancellation of flights in the last two days.

The government's battle to see the measures agreed with its creditors clear Parliament had its first casualty as Alternate Agricutlural Development Minister Maximos Harakopoulos announced post on Saturday afternoon he has tendered his resignation from his post.