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The Greek parliament started the debates on the confidence vote which the Prime Minister George Papandreou called on Wednesday, when negotiations with New Democracy for a coalition government failed. The procedure will end on Tuesday night with an open roll call vote.
    From the rostrum of the National Assembly, Papandreou announced that in the autumn a referendum will be held in Greece about the major changes which the country faces. He placed them in 5 directions:
1. Rectification of the injustice in the tax policy and introduction of a new tax system.
2. A change of the constitution and depriving the ministers of immunity.
3. A change of the manner in which the state apparatus operates in Greece.
4. Privatization of movable and real estate state property under transparent procedures and parliamentary control.
5. Changes in the social policy with a guaranteed minimum standard of living and free medicines for the unemployed.
    But before making these reforms, the most urgent task of the Greek government is negotiating a new financial aid package for the country, Papandreou admitted. In 2012 Greece will not be able to return to the international markets and it needs money to repay its creditors and to fill the budget deficit. This money has nowhere else to come from except from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.