Greece's PM wins confidence vote as thousands protest
Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou has won a confidence vote in parliament in what is considered a critical step to passing the unpopular austerity measures needed to secure a 12bn euro loan to pay off the country's debts.
MPs will now be asked to approve 28bn (£25bn) euros of cuts, fiscal reforms and privatisation plans next Tuesday.
The BBC's Tim Wilcox described the scene outside the parliament building in Athens, where thousands of protesters had gathered.
21 Jun 2011
- From the section Europe