Nikos Voutsis

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.

Centrists Union MP Giannis Saridis resigned on Thursday to become an independent after a long disagreement with the party over policy, stripping the party of its status as a parliamentary group.
The lawmaker announced his decision in a letter to Parliament President Nikos Voutsis.

Two classified documents sent by Parliament's security service to the leadership of the Greek Police (ELAS) last week, and seen by Kathimerini, appealed for improved policing outside the House, which was targeted by anarchist vandals who threw bottles of red paint at its facade on Tuesday.

Speaking of Tuesday's attack on the Parliament in Athens, House Speaker Nikos Voutsis said that the assault "offers nothing to social struggles." But the incident in which vandals threw paint at the front of the building, an attack which was claimed by the anti-establishment group Rouvikonas, had something to offer to some people.

The office on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis condemned the anarchist group Rouvikonas' vandalisation of the Parliament building in Athens today with red paint.

Anti-establishment group Rouvikonas has claimed responsibility for an attack earlier on Tuesday against Parliament in which several hooded individuals slipped past guards and threw red paint and smoke bombs near the main entrance.

New Democracy lawmaker Evangelos Meimarakis has given up his parliamentary seat ahead of European Parliament elections in May.
In a letter to House speaker Nikos Voutsis Thursday, Meimarakis said he would not make use of a recent amendment which allows MEP candidates to retain their seats in the Greek parliament.
The seat will be filled by Zoi Rapti.

Greek Parliament will revisit on Wednesday the issue of the country's claim for German war reparations, with party leaders and MPs expected to debate the content of a House committee's report on the subject ahead of a vote to revive the demands.

Greek Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis urged Greece and North Macedonia Friday to speed up the implementation of all provisions included in the name deal signed between the two Balkan neighbors as a way of resolving any reasonable objections to the so-called Prespes accord.

Greek Parliament speaker Nikos Voutsis on Friday urged Greece and North Macedonia to accelerate the implementation of all provisions included in the name deal signed between the two Balkan neighbors as a way of resolving any reasonable objections to the so-called Prespes accord.