the Greek Parliament passed Sunday, May 8 the tax reforms and pensions demanded by international creditors, with the votes of the majority of the governing coalition, Syriza left the party independent Greeks (ANEL).
All the opposition parties, including the right of New Democracy, have voted against this text disputed by unions and provides for the reduction of the highest pensions, merge multiple insurance funds, the increase in contributions, taxes and taxation especially for middle and high income.
the unions mobilized
These measures were necessary to release a new tranche of aid, as part of the financial rescue plan that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been negotiated last with its European partners. Greek unions have opposed the pension reform and tax and mobilized the last three days by calling for a general strike on Friday and Saturday and organizing numerous events. In total 26,000 people according to police demonstrated on Sunday in Athens and Thessaloniki (in the north)
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the texts were voted a few hours before an important meeting on Monday, finance ministers of the euro area in Brussels. The Eurogroup should indeed consider the evaluation of reforms demanded by creditors, European Union and International Monetary Fund (IMF), and carried out by Greece in return for an international loan to the country in summer 2015.
the discussion on debt relief is also included in the agenda of this meeting, a first since the beginning of the Greek crisis in 2010, welcomed Sunday evening before the Assembly Mr. Tsipras.
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