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With 230 votes for and 63 against, the Greek Parliament passed a bill early this morning containing the second and final package of ‘prior actions’, demanded by Greece's creditors ahead of negotiations regarding the new €86 billion bailout deal. The debate on the draft bill began yesterday evening, under fast-track procedures, and Parliament voted by roll call, as requested by the Communist Party of Greece.
Speaking before the vote, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told MPs that he was not happy with the measures that creditors had imposed."We were led to a difficult compromise to avert the most extreme plans by the most extreme circles in Europe," said the premier.
Representatives of the European institutions providing bailout funds will begin negotiations in Athens tomorrow (24.07).
