Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos - representing the Council of the European Union - addressed the European Parliament Plenary session in Strasbourg yesterday, on the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) and the need to approve a financial transaction tax.

He supported the rapid adoption of a tax on financial transactions on a broad basis and stressed that it was "necessary and urgent" to promote measures for banking reform in Europe.

In addition, Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Venizelos signed a series of EU legislations with the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz.

See also Greek EU Presidency: Venizelos Address at EP Plenary Session on the SRM (4.02.2014) & the need to approve a financial transaction tax