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Greek Deputy Finance Minister George Chouliarakis submitted the 2018 budget in parliament at 6pm, Tuesday. The President of the parliament, Nikos Voutsis said he hoped the next budget would be better.

Fofi Gennimata was voted as the leader of the new centre-left political party under formation, following the results of Sunday’s second round of elections. The DYSI leader received 83,266 votes (56.66%) from a total of 155,500 ballots cast compared to 63,690 (43.34%) her opponent Nikos Androulakis received. After her victory, Mrs.

Greek lawmakers on Friday started a special session of Parliament by observing one minute of silence for the victims of Wednesday's flash floods in western Attica, which claimed 16 lives.

Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis has called a press conference for 1 p.m. on Wednesday to make an official announcement regarding the discovery of what are believed to be valuable archives on the premises.

The discovery concerns 1,000 original documents contained in 140 boxes.

A decision by a judicial council on Thursday to release convicted November 17 hitman Dimitris Koufodinas on a two-day furlough triggered angry reactions from politicians and foreign diplomats. 

Koufodinas walked out of Attica's high-security Korydallos Prison on Thursday afternoon for the first time since he was handed 11 life sentences in 2003. 

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias (l) welcomes Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios (r) at the 2nd International Conference on Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle East, in Athens, Monday. Organized by Greece's Foreign Ministry, the two-day forum, first held in 2015, aims to promote ties between the region's different religious and cultural groups.

The MIET Bookshop in Thessaloniki is hosting an exhibition of works by Greek artist Nikos Nikolaou. The exhibition is divided into two parts. The first features works connected to theater, including costume and set designs while the second is dedicated to his murals. Nikos Nikolaou was born on the island of Hydra in 1909.

The head of the Greek Orthodox Church on Monday criticized the country's leftist-led government for pushing draft legislation that will allow individuals to freely determine their gender identity irrespective of how it was recorded at birth.

The recent oil spill in the Saronic Gulf continues to hamper Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's attempts to shift focus back onto growth. Conflicting views emerged from his government regarding the environmental disaster off the southern coast of Athens, while experts warned its effects would linger for several years.

Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis was discharged on Wednesday from the 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital, where he underwent heart surgery on Monday.

Medics indicated that Voutsis, 66, is recovering well and is expected to return to his duties next week.