The appointment of a new head of the Greek Parliament’s budget office sparked political controversy on Monday. The former general secretary for Fiscal Policy, Frangiskos Koutentakis, was chosen to replace outgoing Panagiotis Liargovas.

The publication of the Cyprus File and the declassification of documents, which have been classified as "confidential" and "top secret", will be concluded within a reasonable period of time. 

"Our concern is the removal of inequalities, the change of the poverty climate and the relief of the weakest citizens, and we will continue to be working on this direction," the President of the Parliament Nikos Voutsis said on his message for the New Year.