Opposition MPs object to busy legislative program

Opposition lawmakers in Greece's Parliament are objecting to a busy legislative schedule presented by House speaker Nikos Voutsis on Tuesday, accusing the SYRIZA government of inundating MPs with fresh legislation that will make it impossible for them to examine its content in detail.

Lawmakers with New Democracy and the center-left Democratic Alignment alliance walked out of the House on Tuesday in protest at the program, while the Greek Communist Party (KKE) is reportedly pondering a similar move.

According to sources, MPs have just a few hours on Wednesday to discuss and vote on an environmental protection agreement with Azerbaijan and on the Nagoya Protocol for protecting biodiversity, before they are presented on Thursday with dozens of new changes to Greece's criminal code and code of criminal procedure, followed on Friday by legislation on a grant from the...