Voted by majority vote to the competent committee of Parliament, after a marathon session, the bill of the Ministry of Economy and National Finance, tothe ratification of the merger and investment agreement between FEFG and the company Thrivest.
Pros and cons
Only the ruling majority was in favour of its principle. Of the opposition parties, SYRIZA, KKE, New Left and Spartans voted against, while PASOK-KINAL together with Hellenic Solution and Freedom Sailing abstained during the debate tomorrow, 25 July, in the Plenary Session of the Parliament.
“No deal would lead to collapse”
The reasons why the merger of Attica Bank and Pankritia Bank is necessary with the aim of creating the 5th banking hub, he explained in the plenary session of the Parliament the governor of the Bank of Greece, Yiannis Stournaras.
Among other things, he stressed that no agreement would lead to the collapse of the two banks, with dramatic consequences not only for their customers but for the financial system as a whole.