A health ministry bill was passed by Parliament on Wednesday amid controversy over an article on price reductions in pharmaceuticals.

Opposition parties have reacted strongly to the 2014 budget, tendered to parliament today that will be voted on 8 December.

Former PASOK minister Theodros Pangalos has urged a mass airborne exodus from the country in the event that Alexis Tsipras is elected to power, arguing that a SYRIZA government would be disastrous for Greece and would involve the country "committing suicide again".