Michalis Kassis
PASOK angered by Papandreou's choice to sit next to DIMAR leader
Former Prime Minister George Papandreou angered PASOK colleagues on Friday by agreeing to sit on the same panel at a book launch as Democratic Left leader (DIMAR) Fotis Kouvelis a month before European Parliament elections.
Papandreou under fire from coalition MPs over plans for joint appearance with Kouvelis
Plans by former prime minister George Papandreou to appear at an Athens book launch on Monday with Fotis Kouvelis, the head of Democratic Left (DIMAR) who quit the current ruling coalition last June over the closure of the then state broadcaster ERT, fuelled criticism on Friday from coalition MPs in both PASOK and New Democracy.
Coalition seeks accord on milk
The multi-bill of reforms agreed with the troika last week is due to be tabled in Parliament on Friday, with the government still scrambling to find a compromise with MPs and dairy farmers who oppose the proposed lengthening of fresh milks shelf life from five to around 10 days because it is seen as helping cheaper imports at the expense of local producers.
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Three coalition MPs may oppose multi-bill, threatening gov't majority
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras takes part in a news conference after a Tripartite Social Summit ahead of a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, on Thursday.