Meanwhile in Greece, the government on Sunday evening approved an emergency omnibus bill that will unlock about €8.8bn of bail-out funding by the EU and IMF and pave the way for public sector layoffs. About 2,000 civil servants will be laid off by the end of May, with another 2,000 following by the end of the year and a further 11,500 by end-2014, for a total of 15,500.