PASOK head and government vice president Evangelos Venizelos has announced the extension of the due date for the first installment of the ENFIA tax by a month.

Greek lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday with a series of reforms to pave the way for the next, one-billion-euros ($1.3-billion) tranche of loans under the country's EU/IMF bailout. Fifty MPs voted in favor of the collection of reforms and 47 against.

Public hospital workers could hold prolonged protest action if measures to streamline the public health sector affect the operation of mental health facilities.

The two ministerial decrees signed by the Greek Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change Yiannis Maniatis pave the road for the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons in Greek territory for the benefit of the Greek state.