Greek lawmakers approved of a third bailout agreement with European creditors in the early morning hours of Thursday by 229 to 64 with six MPs voting "present", in a vote that saw 39 ruling SYRIZA deputies defy the "party line" to set the stage for a government reshuffle or even an internal showdown.
The Smile of the Child organization has launched an initiative, "Save the Children in Greece."
Two missiles fell off of a warplane during a military practice, as it was returning to a British base on Cyprus.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has scheduled his first official visit to Cyprus tomorrow, concerning discussions on the nation's UN-led peace talks and economy.
Greece sold three-month T-bills today worth 813 million euros, to refinance a maturing matter.
Former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis gave an interview certain to raise eyebrows to British political magazine Newstatesman where he admits for the first time that during the previous months he not only had a Grexit in mind but had suggested to the government to issue a parallel currency (IOU) and proceed to a haircut of Greek bonds held by the ECB if the lenders dared to close banks.
Events augur a critical day long and a long night, which will determine the fate of the coalition but also of the country.
Alternate Finance Minister Nandia Valavani informed Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that she resigns from her post in a letter sent on 13 July to the Maximos mansion.
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) deputy Lefteris Avgenakis, representing Irakleio prefecture, on Tuesday, tabled a question requesting an inquiry into whether a “well-known” government minister withdrew200,000 euros from a fixed-term savings account days before capital controls were imposed!
The Energy Ministry had received three bids for the concession of licenses for surveying and extracting hydrocarbons in 20 areas in the Ionian Sea and south of Crete before the deadline set for Tuesday, although the capital controls imposed do not allow for the publication of interested parties.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras defended a bailout deal struck at a euro zone summit, saying that although it had been "a bad night for Europe" and "imposed" on Greece, the agreement saved it from exiting the euro and must be implemented.
The Greek Health Ministry stated today that the nation has halted the export of 25 types of pharmaceuticals, after pharmacists have reported challenges in acquiring various medicines.
The European Union's Euro Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis believes that the Greek crisis has revealed that the entity requires enhanced collaborations, between the nations that use the euro.
The amount of Greek business start-ups has decreased by 20% in the first six months of 2015, as confirmed by General Commercial Register information.