A few hours before the expiration of the immediate arrest warrant for the offense, there has finally an arrest for the assault against New Democracy MP Giorgos Koumoutsakos yesterday, outside Parliament.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday told participants at a high-level meeting convened on the refugees issue on that "we are facing a problem beyond our powers."

The omnibus bill on the second set of prior actions Greece needs to fulfil for its bailout loan passed in Parliament early on Friday morning with the votes of the coalition government, while the rest of the parties voted against it.

New Democracy party MP Giorgos Koumoutsakos on Friday pressed charges against the unknown individuals that assaulted him outside Parliament on Thursday afternoon, during a rally by various associations representing Pontic Greeks.