Summary

  • Greek parliament approves bailout offer after marathon discussions

  • A number of pro-government lawmakers vote 'No'

  • Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wins vote with support of opposition MPs

  • IMF says Greek debt is 'highly unsustainable'

  • Protests turn violent in Athens

  • All times BST (GMT+1)

  1. 'IMF telling Europe the euro doesn’t work'published at 07:53 British Summer Time 15 July 2015

    New York Times columnist Josh Barro, external has an interesting view on last night's report from the IMF. He thinks that the IMF is actually telling European authorities that the euro is not working in its current form.

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    The IMF memo amounts to an admission that the eurozone cannot work in its current form. It lays out three options for achieving Greek debt sustainability, all of which are tantamount to a fiscal union, an arrangement through which wealthier countries would make payments to support the Greek economy.

  2. What is the IMF up to?published at 07:35 British Summer Time 15 July 2015

    Hedge fund professional, econhedge makes these points about the IMF's position. The tweets refer to ESM which is the European Stability Mechanism and the eurozone (EZ). The ESM could supply up to €50bn to the Greek bailout.

  3. Greek Labour ministry official resignspublished at 07:28 British Summer Time 15 July 2015

    Greek news service Enikos reports that Giorgos Romanias, the General Secretary for Social Security at the Ministry of Labour, has resigned.

  4. Strike over?published at 07:10

    BBC producer Danielle Codd reports that doors have opened at the Syntagma Square metro station:

  5. Stuck in the middle?published at 06:56

    Ben Jennings, a cartoonist, tweets:

  6. Athens hit by strikespublished at 06:04

    BBC producer Danielle Codd is in Athens where public sector strikes will disrupt the subway.