Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, left, meets with European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici in Athens, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s parliament has approved a batch of minor reforms demanded by bailout creditors, but the government is still struggling to finalize tougher decisions required to receive a new rescue loan installment.
The bill covering technical issues from tax and energy to pensions was adopted with backing from the left-led governing coalition early Friday.
However, the government has failed to reach an agreement with its European creditors on the thornier issues of which mortgage-holders to protect from primary residence foreclosures, and whether to hike tax on private education.
The government and its creditors have said they want a deal by Monday, which would allow finance ministers from the countries that use the euro to grant Greece a 2 billion euro loan installment.
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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, left, meets with European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici in Athens, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) 
