Greek PM prepares cabinet reshuffle Greek premier Lucas Papademos is expected to reshuffle his caretaker cabinet on Monday after winning parliamentary approval for a new austerity package, against a backdrop of violent anti-reform street protests in Athens. The vote on Sunday night cleared the way for the eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers to approve a second €130bn bail-out for Athens on Wednesday, provided that political party leaders agree in writing to implement the measures, regardless of who wins a snap general election expected in April. Mr Papademos is due to replace six cabinet ministers and undersecretaries who resigned at the weekend in protest against the package of €3.3bn in spending cuts this year. Another 40 backbenchers from the socialist and conservative parties, both participating in a national unity government, also voted against the package, claiming it would mean handing over sovereignty to Brussels and would prolong a deep recession now in its fifth year. Some eurozone members are calling for the bail-out funds to be placed in an escrow account and disbursed as Greece achieves fiscal and structural reform benchmarks over the next three years. Police said 45 buildings were set ablaze in the centre of the capital on Sunday night after an anti-austerity protest that appeared to be an organised arson campaign targeting banks and luxury retail outlets. About 150 shops were looted, an official said. Hundreds of hooded youths smashed shop windows and threw lighted gas canisters into buildings. About 130 people were detained during the incidents, which lasted into the early hours. Before the vote Mr Papademos warned the €3.3bn package of cuts was "the only alternative to a catastrophic default ... that would force Greece, sooner or later, to leave the euro." The euro rose 0.5 per cent to $1.3237 in early European trading on Monday following the positive vote and European shares opened higher.