FinMin on Parliament's vote of new borrowing programme

Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos said on Monday evening that the government was considering the endorsement, by the Greek parliament, of the country's new borrowing programme with a broader (180) majority vote.

The new programme will follow a eurozone summit on Wednesday regarding a "haircut" of Greek bonds.

"I briefed, by order of the prime minister, the opposition party leaders on everything: on the negotiations' framework, on basic numbers, the crucial questions, priorities, the dangers. It is obvious that the government considers that such issues should be dealt with an increased sense of responsibility. Therefore, they should be endorsed, if possible, by Parliament with a broad majority, not because this is legally necessary but because it is nationally imperative and politically liable," Venizelos told reporters in Brussels. (AMNA)