EUROZONE-GREECE/SYRIZA MEETING Far left Syriza party members meet to decide on bailout vote

Record ID: 147168

  • Title: EUROZONE-GREECE/SYRIZA MEETING Far left Syriza party members meet to decide on bailout vote
  • Date: 14th July 2015
  • Summary: ATHENS, GREECE (JULY 14, 2015) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** EXTERIOR OF HOTEL WHERE SYRIZA LAWMAKERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PARTY'S 'LEFT PLATFORM' FACTION ARE HOLDING MEETING/ MEDIA WAITING OUTSIDE MEDIA GATHERED OUTSIDE HOTEL ENTRANCE VARIOUS OF 'LEFT PLATFORM' MEMBERS ENTERING FOR MEETING (SOUNDBITE) (Greek) 'LEFT PLATFORM' MEMBER, EFSTATHIOS LEOTSAKOS
  • Embargoed: 29th July 2015 13:00
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  • Location: Greece
  • Country: Greece
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVAAH5RRHDEL63A6MHL31F4CSB8Q
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Syriza party members and lawmakers from the group's "Left Platform" met far from parliament and party headquarters on Tuesday (July 14) to decide on how they will vote on Wednesday (July 15) on measures agreed to by Prime MInister Alexis Tsipras and Greece's creditors.
    Tsipras has until Wednesday night to get those measures adopted in parliament. The multi-bill regulates increases in value added tax, the independence of the statistics service, pension reform, transposing an EU directive on bank resolution into domestic law and a clear timeframe on opening up closed professions in the country and other reforms spelled out in the OECD toolkit.
    Lawmaker Eftstathios Leuotsakos said that the "Left Platform" had not decided which way it would vote and expressed his dissatisfaction with journalists that had gathered outside.
    Greek finance ministry on Tuesday submitted to parliament a bill, required under Monday's (July 13) deal with lenders, that Prime Minister Tsipras must get adopted by Wednesday night.
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