Greek parliament approves second batch of tough measures

‘The Greek parliament has approved the second batch of reforms the debt-laden country needs to implement in order to receive a new bailout from its international creditors, despite intense protests in Athens against the austerity measures.

The Greek lawmakers voted in favor of the much-debated second bill of tough reforms in the early hours of Thursday in a bid to receive a desperately-needed third bailout package worth up to €86 billion ($93 billion) over three years.

Out of the 300 seats of the parliament, 230 lawmakers voted in favor of the bill, 63 against it, five abstained and two were absent from the session.’

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