Addressing parliament

The Greek interior minister called on all political parties to back his government's decision to hold a referendum on bailout terms offered by the country's foreign creditors for a cash-for-reforms deal that would stave off a looming default.

Addressing Parliament on Friday ahead of a confidence vote in the government, Deputy Finance Minister Giorgos Mavraganis heralded the continued lowering of tax rates, saying the government intended to broaden tax relief "in a programmed and decisive way."

As a donors conference prepares to start work this week in Brussels, Bosnia said it had raised only 250 million euro of the 2 billion it needs to repair the damage caused by devastating floods in May.

The money gathered so far came from credits, initial donations and from the budgets of the country's own institutions.