The Foreign Affairs Ministry’s bill for extending Greece’s territorial waters to 12 nautical miles in the Ionian Sea was ratified in parliament in a Wednesday evening vote, receiving an absolute majority, as required by Article 27 of the constitution for legislative acts that effect a change in the borders of the state, ANA reports.
The bill received 284 votes of approval, favored by ruling party New Democracy, main opposition party SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance, Movement For Change (KINAL), Greek Solution, and MeRA25. The Greek Communist Party declared itself ‘present’ in the proceedings, which does not count as a vote of rejection.
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