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Regling said that the decision to disburse the money will be taken at the next Eurogroup meeting, based on the second post-bailout report by creditors

As runner-up, Terence Kouik took the seat which former Independent Greeks MP Thanasis Papachristopoulos resigned after breaking the party line .

Deputy Premier Yannis Dragasakis had warned of the dangers of such an eventuality for taxpayers, who could be called upon to underwrite it.

Mitsotakis stressed that despite the great fiscal adjustment in Greece, the productive model was not sufficiently changed.

Second and third-class individuals without substance, without principles, and with obvious deficiencies jump from party to party and from parliamentary group to parliamentary group out of pure self-interest.

'You demonstrated that you are a cold executioner. Obviously for you executing us means nothing, but for us the execution of Macedonia means a lot,' Kammenos told the PM.

The majority on the ratification vote was comprised of SYRIZA’s 145 MPs and eight more independents.

Renegade Independent Greeks MP Papachristopoulos resigned his parliamentary seat which goes to Deputy Foreign Minister Terence Kouik.

There is no precedent for the current catfights between MPs in parliament and on television that have debased public dialogue and the Parliament.

Weber lambasted Tsipras’ economic policy and the Greek PM’s refusal to sign on to EU initiatives regarding the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Deputy Foreign Minister Terence Kouik is not expected to comply with Kammenos’ demand that he abdicate his right to occupy Papachristopoulos’ seat so that the second runner up can take it.

It has been evident for quite some time that there is a divergence between the proposals of the banks, the desires of government circles, and the views of Greece’s creditors.

Mr. Mitsotakis’ interlocutors speak of a sweeping plan of foreign investment that can be supported by a long list of privatisations and by measures to swiftly free up large investments

The permanent representatives of the 29 Nato member-states today signed the Accession Protocol for Macedonia.

The PM’s statement that the bilateral dialogue aims to lay the foundation for regular contacts as “one cannot build something more at this time” is indicative.

The two sides are planning new confidence-building measures and the return of exploratory talks on delimitation of the Aegean continental shelf.

Erdogan’s spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, underlined yesterday that Ankara will not tolerate de facto situations in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean.

Ankara has branded the eight officers as terrorists on the grounds that they were allegedly members of Gulen’s Hizmet Movement, which Ankara has dubbed FETO (Fetullah Terrorist Organisation).

Those in power did not and do not believe in the autonomy of institutions, nor in the separation of powers and freedom of the press.

The arrangement allows the MPs – including four current or former Independent Greeks cadres – to formally remain in their current party while backing SYRIZA on all legislation.