Τhe controversial bill on foreclosures of mortgage properties was at the focus of the meeting of the Council of the political party leaders convened Thursday by the President of the Repuplic Nicos Anastasiades.
Finance Minister Charris Georgiades, Attorney General Costas Clerides and the Governor of the Central Bank of CyprusChrystalla Georghadji also attended the meeting which was held at the Presidential Palace.
In statements following the meeting, opposition political parties leaders of AKEL, DIKO, EDEK, Citizens Alliance and Environmentalists and Ecologists Movement reiterated their strong opposition to the foreclosures bill and warned that the bill would not be passed as it is and called for amendments.
The House of Representatives will convene on Monday in an extraordinary plenary session to discuss the government bill on foreclosures.
Government Spokesman Nicos Chrisodoulides expressed the Government`s optimism that it is possible to achieve the desired result which will also be acceptable to the Troika(EU Commission, European Central Bank, International Monetary Fund).
Parliamentary Committees on Finance and Internal Affairs will also convene tomorrow in a joint session to conclude the discussion on the bill. The meeting is scheduled to start at 9 a.m.
The foreclosures bill needs to be approved by the House of Representatives before the next Eurogroup meeting, in mid September, for the country to receive the next tranche of international assistance.