The opposition slams Tsipras for having sought foreign support for the vote on the measures; he in turn accused them of knowing the package in advance when they voted on the agreement
The international conference on the coexistence of religions and cultures in the Middle East will be attended by most Orthodox patriarchs, and by religious officials from Egypt and Israel, but EU foreign ministers remained uninterested
At midnight the Greek parliament has to vote the first package of measures worth 85 billion euro, which are envisaged in the third rescue programme that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras signed with creditors in August.