Prime Minister George Papandreou will leave for Brussels on Thursday to participate in the two-day European Council session.

The prime minister's programme is the following: Thursday June 23: 7:00 p.m. Meeting of heads of state and government with the European Parliament president, 7:45 p.m. family photo and 8:15 p.m. working dinner. Friday June 24: 10:00 a.m. European Council's first working session, 1:00 p.m. Working luncheon, 2:45 p.m. European Council's second working session and 5:15 press conference.

The law executing the Medium-Term Fiscal Strategic Programme on Wednesday received the cabinet's unanimous approval before being tabled to parliament by government vice-president and Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos on Friday.ana-mpa

Addressing the cabinet earlier, Prime Minister George Papandreou had stated that "the vote of confidence given to the government constitutes confirmation of the mandate to continue the tough effort we have started 20 months ago." ana-mpa

He said that the country is fighting a tough battle through a continuous and hard negotiation with the EU partners, stressing that the battle is fought for the country's salvation and change.

Papandreou underlined that the government is trying to ensure that the country will receive the necessary funds and make the debt sustainable in a tough, unstable and often uneasy international environment.