(ANSAmed) - ATHENS, JANUARY 25 - Greek Parliament late on
Tuesday voted against an article on the deregulation of
pharmacies' working hours that was contained in an omnibus bill
introduced by the finance ministry, as Athens News reported.
"The article 29 is rejected," said Parliament speaker Evangelos
Argiris early on Wednesday, after 152 MPs out of 253 voted
against the reform or abstained. Only 101 MPs voted in favour of
the article. Forty Pasok MPs were among those who opposed the
article. Commenting the outcome of the vote, government sources
stressed that they expected the outcome and said it was "clear"
that pharmacy representatives have a strong influence on the
MPs. They said the government would reintroduce a new
legislative initiative on the working hours issue. (ANSAmed).
